Praia da Vigia Beach
Praia da Vigia Beach, access to the sand through a ravine in the cliff.
View over Praia da Vigia Beach, from the cliff top.
Quiet between the cliffs, lies Praia da Vigia Beach.
Praia da Vigia Beach
Cliff surrounding Praia da Vigia Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunset
Sunrise
to High Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
82% | 3,32 m 10.9 ft | High Tide | |
79% | 0,78 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
77% | 3,04 m 10 ft | High Tide | |
75% | 0,97 m 3.2 ft | Low Tide | |
72% | 3,21 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
69% | 0,88 m 2.9 ft | Low Tide | |
66% | 2,93 m 9.6 ft | High Tide | |
64% | 1,10 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
61% | 3,10 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
58% | 0,98 m 3.2 ft | Low Tide | |
55% | 2,85 m 9.4 ft | High Tide | |
52% | 1,19 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
49% | 3,02 m 9.9 ft | High Tide | |
46% | 1,03 m 3.4 ft | Low Tide | |
43% | 2,82 m 9.3 ft | High Tide | |
40% | 1,22 m 4 ft | Low Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia da Vigia 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 Albufeira.
Praia da Vigia Beach, inserted in Praia dos Arrifes Beach, has a small sized sand that splits into two during high tide. It's located in a small cove facing east. It is also known as Praia da Sardinha Beach.
Access goes via a trail through a ravine on the cliff but the beach can also be visited coming from the surrounding beaches sands during low tide.
Where is it?
Map of Praia da Vigia Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.075119º Lon. -8.278558º N 37º 4.50714' W 8º 16.71348' N 37º 4' 30.43" W 8º 16' 42.81" |
| Parish | Albufeira |
| County | Albufeira |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Portimão |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | |
| Coastal Unit | Ponta do Castelo - Olhos de Água |
| Coastal Region | Costa Algarvia |
Awards
| Award | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
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| Water Quality | ||||||||||||
| Blue Flag | ||||||||||||
| Gold Flag | ||||||||||||
| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |