Sandy beach · Portici, Italy

Spiaggia delle Mortelle

A sandy beach in Portici, Italy. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the south-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 5.2 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 20 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. The nearest other beach is Villa Campolieto in Ercolano, 2.1 km away.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the south-west
Depth5.2 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range32 cmsmall
Tree cover2%open, treeless surroundings

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40.8065, 14.3357 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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