Sandy beach · Estea, Spain

Praia do Fortiñón

Praia do Fortiñón is a sandy beach in Estea, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the west-south-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 5 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 7.2 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. Tides matter here: the range is about 2.9 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the west-south-west
Depth5 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range2.9 mlarge
Tree cover6%little tree cover by satellite

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Where it is

42.1748, -8.8142 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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