Sandy beach · A Estrada Cortada, Spain

Praia da Sobreira

Praia da Sobreira lies in A Estrada Cortada, Spain, with a sandy shore. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the north-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The water stays shallow, about 0.7 m deep 50 m out, which suits children and wading. Further out it reaches roughly 0.6 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 north-west
Depth0.7 m at 50 m outshallow entry
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range2.9 mlarge
Tree cover1%open, treeless surroundings

Conditions right now at Praia da Sobreira

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Where it is

42.1902, -8.8090 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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