Sandy beach · O Porto de Santa Cruz, Spain

Praia da Cova da Hedra

Praia da Cova da Hedra is a sandy beach in O Porto de Santa Cruz, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the north-north-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 4.8 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 5.4 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. It is clothing-optional.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the north-north-west
Depth4.8 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.2 mlarge
Tree cover3%little tree cover by satellite
NaturistYesclothing-optional (FKK)

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Where it is

43.3511, -8.3489 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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