Sheltered Beach · O Porto do Barqueiro, Spain

Praia do Castro

A beach in O Porto do Barqueiro, Spain. Land closes it in on almost every side, so waves rarely build here. The nearest chart sounding shows about 5.8 m of water 150 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 6.4 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. There are some trees around the beach (trees around 9 m tall), enough for patches of shade. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.3 m.

Wave shelterShelteredopen only to the east
Depth5.8 m at 150 m outfirst sounding 150 m out
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.3 mlarge
Tree cover16%some trees around the beach (trees around 9 m tall)

Conditions right now at Praia do Castro

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Where it is

43.7520, -7.6903 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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