Sandy beach · A Gafa, Spain

Praia da Gafa

A sandy beach in A Gafa, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the north, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 5.6 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 11 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.0 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the north
Depth5.6 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.0 mlarge
Tree cover10%little tree cover by satellite
AccessPublic

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Where it is

42.7647, -8.9426 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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