Playa De La Barreta Pm1

28.5°C Water temp · Jul 22

Spain Coastal 1 - Excellent 28.5°C

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Playa de La Barreta is a closed cove-style beach located in Altea, Alicante, in the Valencian Community of Spain. The beach features a high-tide line of 188.5 metres and average width of 16 metres, with a composition of boulders and an artificial origin. It is bordered to the north by the Campomanes sports port and to the south by Playa de La Solsida, with perpendicular breakwaters serving as defence structures. The beach is situated in an urban zone with a micromareal tidal range and south-to-north current direction.

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Water

Maritime bathing zone. High-tide line length: 188.5 metres. Average width: 16 metres. Composition: boulders. Artificial origin. Micromareal tidal range. Current direction: south to north. Water body category: coastal. Water body typology: type 8. Water body status: good.

Location

Altea municipality, Alicante province, Valencian Community, Spain. The beach is accessible by vehicle with parking available. Access for persons with disabilities is available.

Facilities

Lifeguards present. Disabled access available. Parking available. Free toilets in a chiringuito (beach bar). No showers or foot-washing facilities. Waste bins with selective recycling. Buoys/markers present. Lounger and umbrella rental. Bathing season runs from 1 June to 15 September. Low bather density during bathing season.

Season

1 June to 15 September.

Water Quality

Water quality classification: excellent. Monitoring point established in 2006 at the centre of the beach. Water body is subject to the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/CE. No direct discharges to the coastline affect water quality. Potential contamination risk factors assessed as low frequency and mild impact for rainfall, urban sanitation, and coastal discharges. No cyanobacteria proliferation has been detected in the Valencian coastal waters.

Risks

Potential short-duration contamination factors identified with low frequency and mild impact: rainfall, urban sanitation, and coastal discharges. Phytoplankton proliferations are a natural phenomenon that can occur in low-renewal bathing zones, forming abnormal water coloration, foam, or mucilage. Jellyfish proliferations may occur naturally in association with coastal geomorphology, climatic conditions, and high water temperatures, particularly in low-renewal zones.