Gravel beach · San Roque, Spain

Praia da Balea

Praia da Balea is a gravel beach in San Roque, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The nearest chart sounding shows about 12.2 m of water 100 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 18.4 m at 400 m. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.2 m. It is one of 5 beaches around San Roque; the nearest is Praia do Cano, 140 m away.

SurfaceGravel
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the west
Depth12.2 m at 100 m outfirst sounding 100 m out
Tidal range3.2 mlarge
Tree cover3%little tree cover by satellite

Conditions right now at Praia da Balea

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Where it is

43.4334, -8.2752 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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