Praia da Pedra da Nau Beach
South view at Praia da Pedra da Nau Beach. To the left, the deactivated factory of Cimpor.
Praia da Pedra da Nau Beach.
Praia da Pedra da Nau Beach, rock in the bathing area.
North perspective at Praia da Pedra da Nau Beach. Far, Praia da Pedra da Nau Beach.
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 da Pedra da Nau 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 Pedra da Nau Beach presents a thin and extensive strip of sand which disappears underwater during high tide period.
Unstable cliffs make the task of getting down to the beach into a challenge.
This beach is a known place to fishermen of this region.
Access is done through an old factory of hydraulic lime, Cimpor property. At the gate, a guard presents a liability term of mandatory filling to people wanting to enter the facilities and proceed to the beach.
Where is it?
Map of Praia da Pedra da Nau Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 40.182312º Lon. -8.907719º N 40º 10.93872' W 8º 54.46314' N 40º 10' 56.32" W 8º 54' 27.79" |
| Parish | Buarcos |
| 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 | Monumento Natural do Cabo Mondego |
| Bathing Water | |
| Coastal Unit | Cabo Mondego - Foz do Mondego (N) |
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Gold Flag | ||||||||||||
| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |