Turkey / Mersin
Susanoğlu Plajı
Susanoğlu Plajı is a 2.4 km-long beach facing east-south-east, 2.3 km east of Atakent (Mersin, Turkey). The sea averages 28.8 °C in August, its warmest month, and 17.2 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in May–November.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east-south-east (110°). Open water fills about 47% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 241° to 300°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the east-south-east the next coast is roughly 120 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 32 m deep and 67 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 7 m above sea level 500 m inland and 40 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 53% built-up land, 18% tree cover and 13% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 63% of that circle.
- Built 53%
- Tree 18%
- Grass 13%
- Bare 13%
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.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 38Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 1Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 43Hotels & guesthouses
- 12Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 20 restaurants, 13 cafés, 3 bars and 2 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 43 hotels and guesthouses.
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
Attractions & museums
- Silifke Kalesi Yolu museum 190 m SW
- Yapraklıkoy attraction 200 m S
Diving & boat hire
- Albay Su Sporları Merkezi 840 m SW
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çukurova International Airport Tarsus | COV | 103 km | north-east |
| Ercan International Airport Tymbou (Kirklar) | ECN | 149 km | south |
| Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport Gazipaşa | GZP | 160 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 mapped car park within 1 km.
6 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 22.1K residents); within 30 km there are 18 (about 235.2K).
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Data on this page
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 5.3 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w278146358; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- 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 S2B_36SWF_20230727_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 9.9K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.