BeachScout

On the beach

  • Accessible entry
  • Lifeguard
  • Restaurant
  • Sandy shore
  • Showers
  • Toilets

Right now

Sample data

Illustrative conditions — the live Open-Meteo marine feed wasn't reachable, so these are deterministic placeholder values that will be replaced automatically once the feed is available.

Water temp
27°C
Warm and pleasant for swimming
Wave height
0.2m
Calm, gently shelving
Wind
16km/h
NNW breeze
UV index
8/ 11
Very high — use SPF 30+

7-day outlook

Sample data

Modeled placeholder forecast for demonstration — will be replaced by a live marine-weather feed.

Water temperature

Next 7 days, °C

26°27°27°28°28°27.7 °CWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8

Wave height

Next 7 days, metres

0.0m0.1m0.1m0.2m0.1 mWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8
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7-day water temperature and wave height forecast for Playa Gandarío (sample data)
DayWater temp (°C)Wave height (m)
Wed 227.30.1
Thu 326.80.1
Fri 426.50.1
Sat 526.70.1
Sun 627.20.1
Mon 727.60.1
Tue 827.70.1

Typical water temperature by month

Modeled estimate

Plausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.

Monthly water temperature

Typical range across the year, °C

13°16°20°23°26°Typical this month: 24°CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Typical monthly water temperature at Playa Gandarío (modeled climatology)
MonthTypical water temp (°C)
Jan16
Feb15
Mar16
Apr17
May20
Jun22
Jul24
Aug24
Sep24
Oct22
Nov20
Dec18

Location & nearby beaches

43.3426°N, -8.2383°E · Open larger map ↗ · Open in Google Maps ↗

Nearby beaches

Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.

How do you get to Playa Gandarío?

  • By car: there's parking about ~610 m from the beach.
  • Bus stop: A Lagoa, about ~290 m away.

Food, stays & town

  • Nearest town: Sada, about ~1.6 km away.
  • 6 places to eat within 1 km Closest is O Telleiro, about ~100 m away.
  • 6 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is O Telleiro, about ~110 m away.

What kind of beach is this?

This beach belongs to a small coastal village. It's usually calmer than a resort or town beach, though a popular village spot can still fill up on the best summer days.

Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).

Good for
  • Families

Is the water clean at Playa Gandarío?

Playa Gandarío is a coastal bathing site with an official EU Bathing Water rating of Excellent for the 2025 season — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment. That annual classification comes from the EU Bathing Water Directive: national authorities test for two indicator bacteria, intestinal enterococci and E. coli, throughout the bathing season, then report the full-season results to the European Environment Agency (EEA) the following spring — the 2025 season's rating was published in spring 2026, and the 2026 season won't be rated until spring 2027. In addition to that yearly rating, some national authorities — for Croatia, the national environmental authority — publish individual water sample results during the season itself, ahead of the annual report. On site you'll find Lifeguard, Sandy shore, and Showers. You can park about ~610 m away.

Over the 10 classified seasons on record, 9 have come back Excellent or Good — a track record worth checking each year rather than assuming. The most reliable swimming window here typically runs from July–September, with the water usually at its warmest around August. Outside that window it's cooler and often quieter. It's been a consistently reliable spot too — the rating has held at Excellent for 7 straight years. Sada — the closest town — sits about ~1.6 km from here.

Worth remembering: “Excellent” isn't a live reading, it's an annual grade — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor — set once a year from that season's water samples and describing the average, not this afternoon's conditions. For what the water is doing right now, check the “Right now” panel and 7-day outlook above. It sits in A Coruña. There are 6 places to eat within a kilometre — O Telleiro is the closest, about ~100 m away.