Sheltered sandy beach · Palmeira, Spain

Praia de Cures

A sandy beach in Palmeira, Spain. Land closes it in on almost every side, so waves rarely build here. The nearest chart sounding shows about 3.6 m of water 150 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 7.4 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.0 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterShelteredopen only to the south-east
Depth3.6 m at 150 m outfirst sounding 150 m out
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.0 mlarge
Tree cover1%open, treeless surroundings

Conditions right now at Praia de Cures

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Where it is

42.5817, -8.9575 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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