Sheltered gravel beach · A Paxariña, Spain

Praia do Ariño

A gravel beach in A Paxariña, Spain. Land closes it in on almost every side, so waves rarely build here. The nearest chart sounding shows about 13.2 m of water 150 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 13 m at 350 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. The surroundings are wooded (trees around 11 m tall), so there is natural shade to find in the afternoon. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.0 m.

SurfaceGravel
Wave shelterShelteredopen only to the south-west
Depth13.2 m at 150 m outfirst sounding 150 m out
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.0 mlarge
Tree cover36%wooded surroundings (trees around 11 m tall)

Conditions right now at Praia do Ariño

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Where it is

43.1293, -9.1583 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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