Praia do Penedo Beach
Valley mouth at Praia do Penedo Beach.
Praia do Penedo Beach.
North perspective at Praia do Penedo Beach.
Dune system of Praia do Penedo Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to Low Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
49% | 1,33 m 4.4 ft | Low Tide | |
47% | 2,53 m 8.3 ft | High Tide | |
44% | 1,46 m 4.8 ft | Low Tide | |
42% | 2,65 m 8.7 ft | High Tide | |
39% | 1,38 m 4.5 ft | Low Tide | |
37% | 2,53 m 8.3 ft | High Tide | |
34% | 1,48 m 4.9 ft | Low Tide | |
32% | 2,61 m 8.6 ft | High Tide | |
30% | 1,38 m 4.5 ft | Low Tide | |
27% | 2,60 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
25% | 1,43 m 4.7 ft | Low Tide | |
23% | 2,63 m 8.6 ft | High Tide | |
21% | 1,32 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
19% | 2,71 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
17% | 1,32 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
15% | 2,70 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
13% | 1,23 m 4 ft | Low Tide | |
11% | 2,85 m 9.4 ft | High Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia do Penedo 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 Aljezur.
Praia do Penedo Beach has a very lbroad sand located in the mouth of a small valley.
The existing dune system goes through the valley and spreads to east.
This remote beach is much appreciated by surfers.
When the rainfall increases, a small stream begins to flow.
The access is achieved while exiting Estrada Nacional 2681 to west. The road ends in the south neighboring beach. From here, one has to walk about 600 meters towards north.
References
- National Road 268
Where is it?
Map of Praia do Penedo Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.252321º Lon. -8.866260º N 37º 15.13926' W 8º 51.9756' N 37º 15' 8.36" W 8º 51' 58.54" |
| Parish | Aljezur |
| County | Aljezur |
| 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 da Atalaia - Pontal |
| Coastal Region | Costa Vicentina |
Awards
| Award | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
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| Blue Flag | ||||||||||||
| Gold Flag | ||||||||||||
| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |