Sandy beach · Águilas, Spain

Cala de las Tortugas

A sandy beach in Águilas, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the east-south-east, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The nearest chart sounding shows about 7.3 m of water 150 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 14.7 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. It is one of 11 beaches around Águilas; the nearest is Cala Mijo, 270 m away.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the east-south-east
Depth7.3 m at 150 m outfirst sounding 150 m out
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range17 cmbarely noticeable
Tree cover0%open, treeless surroundings
AccessPublic

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Where it is

37.3845, -1.6152 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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