Praia de Apúlia Beach
Banners at the entrance of Praia de Apúlia Beach.
Concession at Praia de Apúlia Beach.
Praia de Apúlia Beach, concessioned area.
South view of Praia de Apúlia Beach.
Houses on the sea front of Apúlia, view from the pier.
Praia de Apúlia Beach, north view.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunset
Sunrise
to High Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
39% | 1,40 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
36% | 2,68 m 8.8 ft | High Tide | |
33% | 1,33 m 4.4 ft | Low Tide | |
30% | 2,62 m 8.6 ft | High Tide | |
28% | 1,32 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
25% | 2,83 m 9.3 ft | High Tide | |
22% | 1,13 m 3.7 ft | Low Tide | |
20% | 2,83 m 9.3 ft | High Tide | |
18% | 1,11 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
15% | 3,10 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
13% | 0,85 m 2.8 ft | Low Tide | |
11% | 3,10 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
9% | 0,84 m 2.8 ft | Low Tide | |
7% | 3,39 m 11.1 ft | High Tide | |
6% | 0,56 m 1.8 ft | Low Tide | |
4% | 3,37 m 11.1 ft | High Tide | |
3% | 0,58 m 1.9 ft | Low Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia de Apúlia 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 Esposende.
Praia de Apúlia Beach is inserted into the sea front of Apúlia village, having a large sand yet little extensive.
To the south, the beach is bounded by a pier and the Ribeira da Fonte da Senhora1.
At center of the bathing area there's a rocky cluster which become visible during low tide.
This beach is much appreciated by surf lovers because of the windy climate conditions verified here most of times.
The access is done along Avenida da Colónia2 or by Rua da Marginal3
This beachis integrated in the Parque Natural do Litoral Norte4.
References
- Fonte da Senhora Stream
- Colónia Avenue
- Marginal Street
- Northern Littoral Natural Park
Where is it?
Map of Praia de Apúlia Beach
Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84)Lat. 41.482384º
Lon. -8.777667º N 41º 28.94304'
W 8º 46.66002' N 41º 28' 56.58"
W 8º 46' 39.6"Parish Apúlia County Esposende District Braga Region Minho Country Portugal Continent Europe Ocean North Atlantic Maritime Authority Capitania do Porto de Viana do Castelo Protected Area Parque Natural do Litoral Norte Bathing Water Apúlia Coastal Unit Foz do Rio Lima (N) - Cabo de Santo André Coastal Region Costa Verde Awards
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