Sandy beach · Fontáns, Spain

Praia da Fábrica

A sandy beach in Fontáns, 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 8.8 m of water 100 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 9.5 m at 400 m. Tides matter here: the range is about 2.9 m. It is one of 5 beaches around Fontáns; the nearest is Praia da Lagoa, 110 m away.

SurfaceSandy

Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the west-south-west

Depth8.8 m at 100 m outfirst sounding 100 m out

Tidal range2.9 mlarge

Tree cover11%little tree cover by satellite

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42.2546, -8.7063 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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