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Praia da Balança Beach

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1/4 Access to Praia da Balança Beach by the ravine on the cliff.

2/4 South part of Praia da Balança Beach and two islets, far away.

3/4 Praia da Balança Beach, by the seaside.

4/4 Praia da Balança Beach, the north part.

Weather and Tide Table

First Quarter Moon
Blustery
50100
06h15
Sunrise
20h54
Sunset
Seg
15 - 29
Ter
17 - 28
Qua
16 - 27
Qui
15 - 23
Sex
15 - 22
21
ºC
Air Temperature
NNW
26
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
54
%
Relative Humidity
1014
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
92%
Ebb Tide
05h43
to Low Tide
92
01:54
Low Tide
19:41
High Tide
No Data
Water Temperature
No Data
Wave Direction
No Data
Wave Medium Height
No Data
Wave Medium Period

36%		1,1 m
3.6 ft		Low Tide

38%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

41%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

43%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

45%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

48%		2,6 m
8.5 ft		High Tide

50%		1,4 m
4.6 ft		Low Tide

53%		2,6 m
8.5 ft		High Tide

55%		1,4 m
4.6 ft		Low Tide

58%		2,5 m
8.2 ft		High Tide

60%		1,5 m
4.9 ft		Low Tide

63%		2,5 m
8.2 ft		High Tide

65%		1,5 m
4.9 ft		Low Tide

67%		2,5 m
8.2 ft		High Tide

70%		1,6 m
5.2 ft		Low Tide

72%		2,4 m
7.9 ft		High Tide

74%		1,5 m
4.9 ft		Low Tide

77%		2,5 m
8.2 ft		High Tide

79%		1,5 m
4.9 ft		Low Tide

81%		2,5 m
8.2 ft		High Tide

83%		1,4 m
4.6 ft		Low Tide

85%		2,7 m
8.9 ft		High Tide

86%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

88%		2,6 m
8.5 ft		High Tide

90%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

91%		2,9 m
9.5 ft		High Tide

93%		1,1 m
3.6 ft		Low Tide

94%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

95%		1,1 m
3.6 ft		Low Tide

96%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

97%		0,9 m
3 ft		Low Tide

98%		3,0 m
9.8 ft		High Tide

99%		0,9 m
3 ft		Low Tide

99%		3,3 m
10.8 ft		High Tide

100%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

100%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

100%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

100%		3,4 m
11.2 ft		High Tide

100%		0,6 m
2 ft		Low Tide

99%		3,2 m
10.5 ft		High Tide

99%		0,7 m
2.3 ft		Low Tide

98%		3,6 m
11.8 ft		High Tide

97%		0,5 m
1.6 ft		Low Tide

About the Beach

What is Praia da Balança Beach?

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 Lagos.

Praia da Balança Beach, also known as Praia Grande Beach, has a small dimensions sand with the shape of a seashell. It's located right before the 2 and orientated to southeast. It acquired this name due to the existence of an islet similar to a scale1.
This beach is surrounded by vertical cliffs.
The access goes through a difficult narrow trail on the cliff.

References

  1. "Balança" means scale, in Portuguese
  2. Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse

Where is it?

Map of Praia da Balança Beach

Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) 		Lat. 37.082617º
Lon. -8.668386º N 37º 4.95702'
W 8º 40.10316' N 37º 4' 57.42"
W 8º 40' 6.19"
Parish Santa Maria
County Lagos
District Faro
Region Algarve
Country Portugal
Continent Europe
Ocean North Atlantic
Maritime Authority Capitania do Porto de Lagos
Protected Area
Bathing Water
Coastal Unit Ponta Piedade - Foz da Ribeira de Bensafrim (Lagos)
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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