Meia Praia Beach
Access walkway to the sand of Meia Praia Beach.
Dune vegetation at Meia Praia Beach.
Sunbeds and straw umbrellas rental at Meia Praia Beach.
Bar at Meia Praia Beach, flanked by pines.
Meia Praia Beach, perspective from the dunes.
Car parking at Meia Praia Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to High Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
45% | 1,36 m 4.5 ft | Low Tide | |
43% | 2,61 m 8.6 ft | High Tide | |
40% | 1,43 m 4.7 ft | Low Tide | |
37% | 2,59 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
35% | 1,40 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
32% | 2,65 m 8.7 ft | High Tide | |
29% | 1,37 m 4.5 ft | Low Tide | |
26% | 2,65 m 8.7 ft | High Tide | |
24% | 1,31 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
21% | 2,81 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
19% | 1,18 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
17% | 2,82 m 9.3 ft | High Tide | |
15% | 1,13 m 3.7 ft | Low Tide | |
12% | 3,06 m 10 ft | High Tide | |
10% | 0,92 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
9% | 3,05 m 10 ft | High Tide | |
7% | 0,89 m 2.9 ft | Low Tide | |
5% | 3,33 m 10.9 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 0,64 m 2.1 ft | Low Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Meia Praia 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 Lagos.
Meia Praia Beach, also known as Praia de São Sebastião Beach, presents a very long sand of about 3,2 Km, located at Baía de Lagos1. It owns a dune system all over its entire length.
Next to the place with the same name, stands the Forte da Meia Praia or Forte de São Roque2.
At east, north from the dunes, lies a lagoon that belongs to the Ribeira de Odiáxere or de Arão3.
This is one of the most known and crowded beaches of Algarve.
References
- Lagos Bay
- Meia Praia Fort, also known as São Roque Fort
- Stream River, also known as Arão Stream
Where is it?
Map of Meia Praia Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.117088º Lon. -8.646773º N 37º 7.02528' W 8º 38.80638' N 37º 7' 1.52" W 8º 38' 48.38" |
| Parish | São Sebastião |
| County | Lagos |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Lagos |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | Meia Praia |
| Coastal Unit | Foz da Ribeira de Bensafrim (Lagos) - Praia dos Três Irmãos |
| Coastal Region | Costa Algarvia |
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 |