Weather and Tide Table
Waning Gibbous Moon
Blustery
06h16
Sunrise
Sunrise
20h54
Sunset
Sunset
Seg
13 - 18
Ter
15 - 17
Qua
14 - 17
Qui
15 - 17
Sex
15 - 16
17
ºC
Air Temperature
NNW
31
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
71
%
Relative Humidity
1017
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
55%
Flood Tide
02h56
to High Tide
to High Tide
12:20
Low Tide
Low Tide
18:49
High Tide
High Tide
No Data
Water Temperature
No Data
Wave Direction
No Data
Wave Medium Height
No Data
Wave Medium Period
74% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
71% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
69% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
66% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
63% | 2,6 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
61% | 1,4 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
58% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
55% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
52% | 2,6 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
49% | 1,5 m 4.9 ft | Low Tide | |
46% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
43% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
40% | 2,6 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
37% | 1,4 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
34% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
31% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
28% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
26% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
23% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
21% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
18% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
16% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
14% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
12% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
10% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
8% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
6% | 3,5 m 11.5 ft | High Tide | |
5% | 0,5 m 1.6 ft | Low Tide | |
4% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
3% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
2% | 3,6 m 11.8 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 0,4 m 1.3 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,6 m 11.8 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,4 m 1.3 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,6 m 11.8 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,5 m 1.6 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,6 m 11.8 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 0,4 m 1.3 ft | Low Tide | |
1% | 3,5 m 11.5 ft | High Tide | |
2% | 0,5 m 1.6 ft | Low Tide | |
3% | 3,6 m 11.8 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 0,5 m 1.6 ft | Low Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Prainha das Poças 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 Vila do Bispo.
Prainha das Poças Beach or Praia das Poças Beach as a thin stretch of sand with a reasonable extension that gets fully immersed during high tide.
It lies at the beginning of the east side of the Ponta de Sagres, where stands the Torre e Muralhas de Sagres or Fortaleza de Sagres1.
The beach is extremely uncrowded.
Access to the cliff top is done by Estrada Nacional 2682. From here, only the most experienced should take the way down to the beach.
References
- Sgares Walls and Tower, also known as Sagres Fort
- National Road 268
Where is it?
Map of Prainha das Poças Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.002858º Lon. -8.944552º N 37º 0.17148' W 8º 56.67312' N 37º 0' 10.29" W 8º 56' 40.39" |
| Parish | Sagres |
| County | Vila do Bispo |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Lagos |
| Protected Area | Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina |
| Bathing Water | |
| Coastal Unit | Ponta de Sagres - Ponta Piedade |
| Coastal Region | Costa Vicentina |
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 |
Reviews
Login to Review.
or start session at
.