Sandy beach · San Vicente de la Barquera, Spain

Playa de Gerra

A sandy beach in San Vicente de la Barquera, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the west-north-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 7.4 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 8.6 m at 400 m. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.5 m. It is one of 5 beaches around San Vicente de la Barquera; the nearest is Playa de Merón, 1.2 km away.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the west-north-west
Depth7.4 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Tidal range3.5 mlarge
Tree cover0%open, treeless surroundings

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Where it is

43.4010, -4.3559 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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