Beach · Cartagena, Spain

Cala Cortina

Cala Cortina lies in Cartagena, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the south-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 17.5 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 20.7 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. It is one of 26 beaches around Cartagena; the nearest is Playa de la Parajola, 3.3 km away.

Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the south-west
Depth17.5 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range14 cmbarely noticeable
Tree cover1%open, treeless surroundings

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Where it is

37.5798, -0.9747 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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