Sandy beach · El Planto, Spain

Santa Cruz de La Palma

Santa Cruz de La Palma lies in El Planto, Spain, with a sandy shore. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the east-south-east, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The nearest chart sounding shows about 20.2 m of water 150 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 53.8 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. Tides matter here: the range is about 1.8 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the east-south-east
Depth20.2 m at 150 m outfirst sounding 150 m out
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range1.8 mmoderate
Tree cover0%open, treeless surroundings

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Where it is

28.6840, -17.7624 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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