Beach · Málaga, Spain

Playa de San Andrés

Playa de San Andrés lies in Málaga, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the east-south-east, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 4.5 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 7.3 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. It is one of 4 beaches around Málaga; the nearest is Playa de la Misericordia, 1.4 km away.

Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the east-south-east
Depth4.5 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range54 cmsmall
Tree cover0%open, treeless surroundings

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Where it is

36.7025, -4.4323 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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