
Salobreña, following the lead taken earlier by Almuñécar and Motril, has activated the pre-emergency operational phase of the Municipal Emergency Plan.
The Spanish meteological institute, Aemet, has issued a weather warning along the Costa Tropical, both inland and off the coast.
The village took a bit of a pounding this morning, with high waves dragging rocks and beach debris right up onto Paseo Andres Segovia.
The South-Easterly gale which has been blowing trees down all over the place has been a golden chance for surfers to get their boards out in La Herradura Bay.