Praia da Leirosa Beach
"Monument to the Fisherman" at Praia da Leirosa Beach.
Praia da Leirosa Beach
Pier at Praia da Leirosa Beach.
Access walkway to the sand, near the pier.
Praia da Leirosa Beach, dwellingson the seafront.
The Rego do Meio d'Água Stream.
Low tide at Praia da Leirosa Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunset
Sunrise
to Low Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
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 da Leirosa 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 Figueira da Foz.
Praia da Leirosa Beach has a sand with an extension if about 2 Km, bounded south by a small watercourse. There's a pier dividing it in the middle.
To the north, flows the Rego do Meio d'Água1.
A wide dune system and the Mata Nacional da Leirosa2 beautify this scenery.
The downside comes in the form of a very unpleasant smell arising from two colossal pulp mills in the vicinity: Celbi-Celulose Beira Industrial and Soporcel-Soc. Portuguesa de Papel.
References
- Meio d'Água Stream
- Leirosa National Forest
Where is it?
Map of Praia da Leirosa Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 40.056489º Lon. -8.890949º N 40º 3.38934' W 8º 53.45694' N 40º 3' 23.36" W 8º 53' 27.42" |
| Parish | Marinha das Ondas |
| County | Figueira da Foz |
| District | Coimbra |
| Region | Beira Litoral |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto da Figueira da Foz |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | Leirosa |
| Coastal Unit | Foz do Rio Mondego (N) - Praia Velha (São Pedro de Moel) |
| Coastal Region | Costa de Prata |
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 |