Sandy beach · Area Longa, Spain

O Areal

A sandy beach in Area Longa, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the south, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The nearest chart sounding shows about 1.6 m of water 150 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 8.8 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 south
Depth1.6 m at 150 m outfirst sounding 150 m out
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.0 mlarge
Tree cover12%little tree cover by satellite
AccessPublic

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Where it is

42.7823, -8.9997 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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