Playa De La Torre De La Sal Pm1

24.5°C Water temp · Jun 8

Spain Coastal 1 - Excellent 24.5°C

Satellite image of PLAYA DE LA TORRE DE LA SAL PM1 — Satellite image © Esri

Playa de La Torre de la Sal is a beach located in the municipality of Cabanes in Castellón province, Spain. The beach has an irregular open configuration without defense structures and features a wooden promenade. It is a semi-natural sandy beach with low bather density during the bathing season. The beach is bordered to the north by the natural area of Cabanes and to the south by Playa de les Amplaries.

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Water

Coastal marine bathing water in the Júcar hydrographic demarcation. High-tide shoreline length: 1,283.5 m. Average width: 21.3 m. Sandy composition. Low-accumulation coastal type. Current direction from south to north. Microtidal range. The water mass category is Coastal (CW Costera) with good status under the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/CE.

Location

Cabanes, Castellón province, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. Parking is available. Access is provided but not adapted for people with disabilities.

Facilities

Lifeguards and rescue services available. Public restrooms (free and in beach bars). Showers and foot-wash facilities. Trash bins and selective waste collection. Beach bar/chiringuito. Scooter rentals. Buoying system present. No accessible point service. No disabled access facilities.

Season

1 June to 15 September

Water Quality

Water quality classification from 2020–2023 shows Excellent rating. Monitoring is conducted weekly during the bathing season using visual inspection parameters under Royal Decree 1341/2007. Assessment categories include water analysis, water appearance, and sand cleanliness. Annual total precipitation in the influence zone is 325 mm with April being the wettest month and July the driest.

Risks

Potential short-duration contamination risks identified with low frequency and mild impact: rainfall, urban wastewater, and coastal discharges. An artificial channel (Canal junto Cuartel G.C.) with groundwater origin presents medium-level risk and seasonal discharge. Rivers/canals, industrial installations, port installations, and diffuse pollution all present low frequency and mild impact. No cyanobacteria proliferation has been detected in the coastal waters.