Sandy beach · El Palmar, Spain

Playa de El Palmar

Playa de El Palmar lies in El Palmar, Spain, with a sandy shore. The bay opens toward the south-south-east across more than 50 km of open sea, so expect waves when the wind comes from that side. The water stays shallow, about 0.9 m deep 50 m out, which suits children and wading. Further out it reaches roughly 4.8 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. Tides matter here: the range is about 2.4 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterPartly exposedopen to the south-south-east, 50 km of sea
Depth0.9 m at 50 m outshallow entry
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range2.4 mlarge
Tree cover0%open, treeless surroundings

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Where it is

36.2245, -6.0667 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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