Services for the off-peak season will be maintained until 21 April, coinciding with Easter, and all weekends in April and May. High season is from 24 May to 11 September, with the rest of services activated for longer hours. The off-peak season will then continue until Sunday, 5 October.

Most beach services become operative at the start of the bathing season. The rescue and lifeguard service will have thirty lifeguards stationed along twelve lookout towers. The cleaning and information service will also be bolstered, as will safety and prevention along the coast, with the City Police stepping up their operations. Showers are available again now that the drought alert has been deactivated.

Beach bars, sun-loungers and parasol services are all opening, along with three authorised rental points. The public toilets at the Espigó del Gas, the Somorrostro, Bogatell, Mar Bella and Llevant beaches and the Fòrum will be open from 10 am to 6.30 pm. Similarly, all toilets at beach bars can be used by the public and are open all season.

Accessibility for people with functional diversity is being improved this year. The assisted bathing points at the Nova Icària and the bathing area at the Fòrum are open from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm and have basic accessibility infrastructures (walkways, signage and reserved parking etc.), changing modules, amphibian seats and personal lifting mechanisms, as well as technical support staff to assist people with mobility limitations.

In high season, operating times will be extended to 7.30 pm and assisted bathing points will open at the Bogatell and Barceloneta beaches, the latter with a new accessible changing room. All city beaches have reserved parking and accessible routes onto the sand, signage and visual, tactile and aural information, adapted toilets and wooden walkways.

As for the regulation of sport at the beaches, six areas are being kept for sport with no time limits, while ten sports courts are also available for organised sport. Permission must be requested for these. Water sports must be practised outside the bathing area, which is exclusively for bathers and is delimited with yellow buoys.

The bathing area at the Fòrum offers free guided activities for all audiences. The service will be operating in the mornings over Easter.

Barcelona’s beaches have again obtained Bioshere sustainability certification, recognising responsible and environmentally friendly management, culture, labour conditions, gender equity and social and economic return. The city’s beaches have also been smoke-free since the summer of 2022, with smoking prohibited.