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Praia da Culatra (Mar) Beach

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1/6 Wharf of Culatra Island.

2/6 Long access walkway to Praia da Culatra (Sea) Beach.

3/6 Entrance to the sand of Praia da Culatra (Sea) Beach, near the Blue Flag banner.

4/6 Praia da Culatra (Sea) Beach, view from the dunes.

5/6 East perspective at Praia da Culatra (Sea) Beach.

6/6 Sandy path on the dunes of Praia da Culatra (Sea) Beach.

Weather and Tide Table

Waning Crescent Moon
Partly Cloudy
15000
20h50
Sunset
06h12
Sunrise
Seg
20 - 30
Ter
20 - 28
Qua
20 - 28
Qui
19 - 28
Sex
17 - 23
23
ºC
Air Temperature
W
10
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
69
%
Relative Humidity
1013
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
96%
Ebb Tide
06h06
to Low Tide
96
07:07
Low Tide
00:47
High Tide
No Data
Water Temperature
No Data
Wave Direction
No Data
Wave Medium Height
No Data
Wave Medium Period

11%
0,7 m
2.3 ft
Low Tide

10%
3,2 m
10.5 ft
High Tide

8%
0,7 m
2.3 ft
Low Tide

6%
3,4 m
11.2 ft
High Tide

5%
0,5 m
1.6 ft
Low Tide

4%
3,4 m
11.2 ft
High Tide

3%
0,5 m
1.6 ft
Low Tide

2%
3,5 m
11.5 ft
High Tide

1%
0,4 m
1.3 ft
Low Tide

0%
3,5 m
11.5 ft
High Tide

0%
0,4 m
1.3 ft
Low Tide

0%
3,5 m
11.5 ft
High Tide

0%
0,5 m
1.6 ft
Low Tide

0%
3,5 m
11.5 ft
High Tide

1%
0,4 m
1.3 ft
Low Tide

1%
3,4 m
11.2 ft
High Tide

2%
0,5 m
1.6 ft
Low Tide

3%
3,4 m
11.2 ft
High Tide

4%
0,5 m
1.6 ft
Low Tide

5%
3,3 m
10.8 ft
High Tide

7%
0,7 m
2.3 ft
Low Tide

8%
3,3 m
10.8 ft
High Tide

10%
0,7 m
2.3 ft
Low Tide

12%
3,1 m
10.2 ft
High Tide

13%
0,9 m
3 ft
Low Tide

15%
3,2 m
10.5 ft
High Tide

17%
0,9 m
3 ft
Low Tide

20%
2,9 m
9.5 ft
High Tide

22%
1,1 m
3.6 ft
Low Tide

24%
3,0 m
9.8 ft
High Tide

26%
1,1 m
3.6 ft
Low Tide

29%
2,6 m
8.5 ft
High Tide

31%
1,3 m
4.3 ft
Low Tide

33%
2,8 m
9.2 ft
High Tide

36%
1,3 m
4.3 ft
Low Tide

38%
2,5 m
8.2 ft
High Tide

41%
1,5 m
4.9 ft
Low Tide

43%
2,7 m
8.9 ft
High Tide

46%
1,4 m
4.6 ft
Low Tide

48%
2,4 m
7.9 ft
High Tide

51%
1,6 m
5.2 ft
Low Tide

53%
2,6 m
8.5 ft
High Tide

About the Beach

What is Praia da Culatra (Mar) Beach?

Lifeguarded Beach from to
20131200
days for the start of bathing season

It's an Oceanic Beach in the northern hemisphere bathed by the Atlantic Ocean, located on the coast of Portugal - Iberian Peninsula - in the municipality of Faro.

Praia da Culatra (Sea) Beach presents a very long sand of about 5,4 Km, located in 1, at the center/east side of 2 (a valley eroded by rivers and with sandy islands which is flooded by the sea, turning the water into brackish).
In the east, the beach is bounded by the Canal de Olhão3.
North from the bathing area, the dune system mixes with the marshal Ria scenery.
This side of the island also holds a fishermen village similar to the one at the west neighboring beach.
Access is via boat coming from .

References

  1. Culatra Island
  2. Formosa River
  3. Olhão Canal

Where is it?

Map of Praia da Culatra (Mar) Beach

Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84)
Lat. 36.985909º
Lon. -7.839531º
N 36º 59.15454'
W 7º 50.37186'
N 36º 59' 9.27"
W 7º 50' 22.31"
Parish
County Faro
District Faro
Region Algarve
Country Portugal
Continent Europe
Ocean North Atlantic
Maritime Authority Capitania do Porto de Olhão
Protected Area Parque Natural da Ria Formosa
Bathing Water Culatra - Mar
Coastal Unit Cabo Santa Maria - Manta Rota
Coastal Region Costa Algarvia

Awards

Award 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Water Quality
Blue Flag
Gold Flag
Handicapped-Accessible Beach
Zero Polution

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