Beach · Pedra Vixía, Spain

Praia de Quenxo

A beach in Pedra Vixía, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the south-south-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. It deepens at a steady pace, reaching about 3.2 m some 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 3.6 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.0 m.

Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the south-south-west
Depth3.2 m at 50 m outdeepens steadily
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.0 mlarge
Tree cover8%little tree cover by satellite

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Where it is

42.6452, -8.8171 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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