
The beach is located in a sheltered bay, south facing, and is predominantly sandy in nature with a pebbly foreshore. The beach is backed by the village of Aberdaron, and then agricultural land. The beach lies in the Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau Special Area of Conservation. To the west is the Glannau Aberdaron Site of Special Scientific Interest and to the east the Wig Bach A'r Glannau I Borth Alwm Site of Special Scientific Interest. The water quality sample point lies opposite the end of the concrete slipway.
Water quality is classified as "Excellent" based on samples taken from the previous 4 years, 2021 through to 2024.
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