Sandy beach · Vila da Praia, Spain

Praia de San Xurxo

Praia de San Xurxo lies in Vila da Praia, Spain, with a sandy shore. 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 6.8 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 9.4 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
Depth6.8 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range3.2 mlarge
Tree cover0%open, treeless surroundings
AccessPublic

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43.5279, -8.3030 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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