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Arnela beach
4.5★ · 140 Google ratings, Galicia
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
30 m · under a minute
Length
300 m of shoreline
Sand
150 m from the water to the back
Map of Arnela beach
Guide
Good to know
Go at low tide for cave access
The beach shrinks significantly at high tide, and a cave on the right side becomes inaccessible without low tide.
Visit for dramatic cliffs and solitude
The beach offers spectacular Atlantic views, tall cliffs up to 130 meters, and consistently quiet conditions year-round.
Expect dangerous currents and strong waves
A local surf school owner reports the current pulls sideways toward rocks with no easy escape, making this unusually hazardous.
Wear proper footwear and prepare for steep terrain
The 10-minute descent involves overgrown brambles, loose sand, wooden erosion bars to trip over.
Arrive early, parking is extremely limited
Only two to three parking spaces exist at the top; street parking is unreliable and vehicles have been damaged.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
19.2°C · mostly clear
Wind
8 km/h from the N
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:28 PM.
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Arnela beach?
30 m in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Arnela beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
