Praia de Vale Furado Beach
Open wide area near Praia de Vale Furado Beach.
View over Praia de Vale Furado Beach, from the cliff top.
South perspective of Praia de Vale Furado Beach.
Rocks by the seaside at Praia de Vale Furado Beach.
Praia de Vale Furado Beach, cliff on the north part.
Small cascade at Praia de Vale Furado Beach.
Dwellings on the cliff of Praia de Vale Furado Beach. Bellow, a water course.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
82% | 2,79 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
84% | 1,18 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
85% | 3,02 m 9.9 ft | High Tide | |
87% | 0,97 m 3.2 ft | Low Tide | |
89% | 2,93 m 9.6 ft | High Tide | |
90% | 1,03 m 3.4 ft | Low Tide | |
92% | 3,14 m 10.3 ft | High Tide | |
93% | 0,86 m 2.8 ft | Low Tide | |
94% | 3,06 m 10 ft | High Tide | |
95% | 0,90 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
96% | 3,23 m 10.6 ft | High Tide | |
97% | 0,77 m 2.5 ft | Low Tide | |
98% | 3,17 m 10.4 ft | High Tide | |
98% | 0,80 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
99% | 3,28 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
99% | 0,72 m 2.4 ft | Low Tide | |
100% | 3,24 m 10.6 ft | High Tide | |
100% | 0,74 m 2.4 ft | Low Tide | |
100% | 3,30 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia de Vale Furado 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 Alcobaça (North).
Praia de Vale Furado Beach displays a thin and very extensive strip of sand of about 1,5 Km that becomes immersed in some parts of the center area.
This whole shoreline shifts a lot the available sandy area, led by tidal periods.
The cliff holds many freshwater springs along its length, having this natural treat being responsable by the beach name ("Vale Furado" in Portuguese means "punctured valley").
Access is done by the north part, near a group houses.
Where is it?
Map of Praia de Vale Furado Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 39.684229º Lon. -9.058117º N 39º 41.05374' W 9º 3.48702' N 39º 41' 3.22" W 9º 3' 29.22" |
| Parish | Pataias |
| County | Alcobaça (North) |
| District | Leiria |
| Region | Estremadura |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto da Nazaré |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | |
| Coastal Unit | Praia Velha (São Pedro de Moel) - Pedra do Guilhim (Nazaré) |
| Coastal Region | Costa de Prata |
Awards
| Award | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
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| Blue Flag | ||||||||||||
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| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |