Sandy beach · A Igrexa, Spain

Praia de Barreiriño

Praia de Barreiriño is a sandy beach in A Igrexa, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the north, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. It deepens at a steady pace, reaching about 3.6 m some 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 8.5 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. There are some trees around the beach (trees around 11 m tall), enough for patches of shade. Tides matter here: the range is about 2.9 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the north
Depth3.6 m at 50 m outdeepens steadily
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range2.9 mlarge
Tree cover28%some trees around the beach (trees around 11 m tall)

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Where it is

42.4778, -8.9270 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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