Beach · Faro, Spain

Praia da Arnela

Praia da Arnela lies in Faro, 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 nearest chart sounding shows about 10.2 m of water 150 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 10.2 m at 400 m. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.3 m. It is one of 3 beaches around Faro; the nearest is Praia do Corveiro, 470 m away.

Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the west-south-west
Depth10.2 m at 150 m outfirst sounding 150 m out
Tidal range3.3 mlarge
Tree cover7%little tree cover by satellite

Conditions right now at Praia da Arnela

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Where it is

43.6969, -7.5791 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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