Sandy beach · Porto Alto, Spain

Praia das Barreiras

Praia das Barreiras is a sandy beach in Porto Alto, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the west-south-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The water stays shallow, about 1 m deep 50 m out, which suits children and wading. Further out it reaches roughly 10 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 shelterFairly shelteredopen to the west-south-west
Depth1 m at 50 m outshallow entry
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.0 mlarge
Tree cover0%open, treeless surroundings

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Where it is

42.5822, -9.0779 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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