Sheltered sandy beach · Monte Alto, Spain

Praia do Matadoiro

A sandy beach in Monte Alto, Spain. Land closes it in on almost every side, so waves rarely build here. The nearest chart sounding shows about 12 m of water 100 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 13 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.2 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterShelteredopen only to the west-north-west
Depth12 m at 100 m outfirst sounding 100 m out
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.2 mlarge
Tree cover0%open, treeless surroundings
AccessPublic

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Where it is

43.3755, -8.4039 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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