Sandy beach · Chorente, Spain

Praia de Fornelos

Praia de Fornelos is a sandy beach in Chorente, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the north-north-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 10.2 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 12.2 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 12 m tall), enough for patches of shade. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.0 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the north-north-west
Depth10.2 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.0 mlarge
Tree cover31%some trees around the beach (trees around 12 m tall)

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Where it is

43.1014, -9.2043 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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