Gravel beach · l'Escala, Spain

Platja de l'Illa Mateua

A gravel beach in l'Escala, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the north-east, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 8.8 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 23.9 m at 400 m. Tides are barely noticeable (about 14 cm). The nearest other beach is Platja Port d'en Perris in Camp dels Pilans, 3.0 km away.

SurfaceGravel
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the north-east
Depth8.8 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Tidal range14 cmbarely noticeable
Tree cover5%little tree cover by satellite
AccessNo public access

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Where it is

42.1133, 3.1669 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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