Tourists scream as jet performs ultra-low pass over Spanish beach

This is the terrifying moment tourists screamed as a fighter jet performs an extremely low pass over a crowded beach during an airshow in Spain.

Footage circulating online shows a Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet fighter jet hurtling towards the sea and the beach packed full of sunbathers after executing an acrobatic stunt in the sky.

Puffs of black smoke escape from the jet as it turns upside down in the air, before swooping down to what appears to be just metres above the golden sand.

Crowds of tourists on San Lorenzo Beach in northern Spain can be seen filming the incident on their phones, awestruck at the frightening sight, while some beach-goers appear to let out screams in shock.

In another video, groups of onlookers stationed on a hill to film the airshow can be heard raising their voices in alarm at the spectacle.