Sandy beach · Donón, Spain

Praia de Barra

A sandy beach in Donón, 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 6.3 m of water 100 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 8.7 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. There are some trees around the beach, enough for patches of shade. Tides matter here: the range is about 2.9 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the south
Depth6.3 m at 100 m outfirst sounding 100 m out
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range2.9 mlarge
Tree cover15%some trees around the beach
NaturistYesclothing-optional (FKK)
AccessPublic

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Where it is

42.2611, -8.8523 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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