Beaches in Sopela: where to swim today?
2 beaches in 1 municipality.
All beaches in Sopela
Bathing water: Out of season, latest analysis on 21/09/2026
Atxabiribil beach, in Sopela, shares its sand with Arriatera beach, with no clear boundary between the two.
Bathing water: Out of season, latest analysis on 21/09/2026
Barinatxe beach lies between the Biscay municipalities of Sopela and Getxo and is known as 'La Salvaje' (the wild one).
About the coast in Sopela
By Equipe editorial GTM Labs · Updated
Cliffs and wild beaches follow one another along the coastal strip of Sopela, on the Biscay coast. Arrietara-Atxabiribil beach is surrounded by cliffs and open to the sea, and Barinatxe beach is also known as La Salvaje. A clifftop path runs from Getxo to Sopela.
Getting to know the sea in Sopela
- Tide
Tidal coast: each beach page marks the day's high and low tide, estimated by a model (not a tide-gauge measurement).
- Bathing water
Out of season: 2
Latest analysis at each beach: 21/09/2026.
It is a periodic analysis, not today's water. The detail and the source are on each beach page.
Verdict for today only; each beach's page has the reasons and sources. It does not replace the instructions of the authorities at the beach.