Sandy beach · A Anunciada, Spain

Praia dos Frades

Praia dos Frades lies in A Anunciada, Spain, with a sandy shore. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The nearest chart sounding shows about 5.5 m of water 150 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 6.5 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. Tides matter here: the range is about 2.9 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the west
Depth5.5 m at 150 m outfirst sounding 150 m out
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range2.9 mlarge
Tree cover6%little tree cover by satellite

Conditions right now at Praia dos Frades

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Where it is

42.1256, -8.8519 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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