Skanör Beach

Falsterbo, Skåne · 🇸🇪 Sweden

Wide dune-backed sands at Sweden's south-west corner, where shallow warm water meets one of Europe's great birding capes.

Sea temperature

~18°C in the warm season

Water

Shallow, clear Baltic blue

Sand

Pale sand and dunes

Swimming

Shallow, calm and warm for the region

Best time to visit

Jun-Aug

Setting

Wide dune-backed sands at Sweden's south-western tip, a birdwatching haven

Beach type

Cold-water coast

Region

Europe

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Photo: Susanne Nilsson (CC BY-SA 2.0) · source