Sandy beach · Oia, Spain

Praia de Xunqueiro

A sandy beach in Oia, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the north-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The nearest chart sounding shows about 0.4 m of water 150 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 0.6 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. Tides matter here: the range is about 2.9 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the north-west
Depth0.4 m at 150 m outfirst sounding 150 m out
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range2.9 mlarge
Tree cover1%open, treeless surroundings

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Where it is

42.1917, -8.8040 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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