Sandy beach · Valcovo, Spain

Praia dos Ripibelos

A sandy beach in Valcovo, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the west-north-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. It deepens at a steady pace, reaching about 3.6 m some 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 6.2 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. Tides matter here: the range is about 3.2 m.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the west-north-west
Depth3.6 m at 50 m outdeepens steadily
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.2 mlarge
Tree cover0%open, treeless surroundings

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43.3215, -8.5242 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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