Spain / Galicia
Playa de Aguete
Playa de Aguete is a 920 m-long beach facing north-west, 3.1 km south-west of Marín (Galicia, Spain). The sea averages 17.1 °C in August, its warmest month, and 13.2 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average. Recorded status on Wikidata: Blue Flag beach.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Playa de Aguete
Beach-day index 3.3/10 · Spain median 6.7
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 13.6 °C | 13.2 °C | 13.4 °C | 14.1 °C | 15.2 °C | 16.4 °C | 16.9 °C | 17.1 °C | 16.9 °C | 16.3 °C | 15.3 °C | 14.3 °C |
| High °C | 10° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 27° | 28° | 25° | 19° | 13° | 10° |
| Low °C | 3° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 145 | 98 | 122 | 97 | 72 | 48 | 30 | 37 | 46 | 155 | 149 | 146 |
| Cloud % | 69 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 60 | 68 | 69 |
| Wind m/s | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Daylight h | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| Record high/low | 20°/-4° | 20°/-5° | 28°/-5° | 27°/-1° | 33°/1° | 38°/5° | 39°/7° | 40°/8° | 39°/5° | 31°/0° | 24°/-3° | 18°/-5° |
| Beach index | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in July–September; July scores 7.4/10 with highs of 27 °C, sea at 16.9 °C and 30 mm of rain.
In July that is 1.1 points below the median of the 2,246 beaches in Spain covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 6.1 °C cooler than the Spain median for August (23.2 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 15.2 °C, cooler than 73% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
October is the wettest month (155 mm) and July the driest (30 mm); the yearly total is about 1,150 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.1 hours in December to 15.3 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 22:10 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-west (310°). Open water fills about 47% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 22:12 local time on a bearing of 303°.
The opposite shore is only about 3.0 km away to the north-west, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 18 m deep and 10 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 68 m above sea level 500 m inland and 102 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 45% tree cover, 33% grassland and 21% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 47% of that circle.
- Tree 45%
- Grass 33%
- Built 21%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Playa Aguete Pm1”, 100 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 11 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Excellent
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
The sea peaks at 17.1 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 8Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 1Hotels & guesthouses
- 3Marinas & slipways
- 1Bus stops (1.5 km)
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 6 restaurants and 2 bars. Accommodation: 1 hotel or guesthouse.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Islands in view
- Paxareiras de Terra 660 m N
- A Laxe do Chirleu 690 m W
Marinas
- Puerto de Aguete. 490 m W
- Club Nautico de Aguete 500 m W
- Porto de Aguete 500 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vigo Airport Vigo | VGO | 18.2 km | south-east |
| Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport Santiago de Compostela | SCQ | 63.4 km | north-east |
| A Coruña Airport Culleredo | LCG | 107 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 bus stop within 1.5 km.
9 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 164.8K residents); within 30 km there are 37 (about 753.3K).
Reference
Playa de Aguete has an article on the ES Wikipedia: Playa de Aguete.
Wikidata item Q28119934 · classified as golden sand beach and recreation area.
When people look it up
The ES Wikipedia article was read 1,182 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in July (341 views), 12.6× the quietest month.
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 11.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w38833240; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_29TNH_20240915_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site ES114M026347).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 10 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.