Beach · Playa de San Nicolás, Spain

Playa Chica

A beach in Playa de San Nicolás, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the south-south-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The nearest chart sounding shows about 8.4 m of water 150 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 13.9 m at 400 m. Tides matter here: the range is about 1.9 m. It is one of 3 beaches around Playa de San Nicolás; the nearest is Playa de la Aldea, 470 m away.

Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the south-south-west
Depth8.4 m at 150 m outfirst sounding 150 m out
Tidal range1.9 mmoderate
Tree cover0%open, treeless surroundings

Conditions right now at Playa Chica

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Where it is

28.0092, -15.8186 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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