Beach · San Xiao, Spain

Cabo Ortegal

Cabo Ortegal is a beach in San Xiao, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the north-east, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The nearest chart sounding shows about 15 m of water 150 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 14.4 m at 400 m. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.3 m. It is one of 2 beaches around San Xiao; the nearest is Peiral de San Xiao, 390 m away.

Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the north-east

Depth15 m at 150 m outfirst sounding 150 m out

Tidal range3.3 mlarge

Tree cover2%open, treeless surroundings

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43.7611, -7.8610 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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