Praia da Balança Beach

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Access to Praia da Balança Beach

1/4 Access to Praia da Balança Beach by the ravine on the cliff.

South at Praia da Balança Beach

2/4 South part of Praia da Balança Beach and two islets, far away.

Seaside at Praia da Balança Beach

3/4 Praia da Balança Beach, by the seaside.

North at Praia da Balança Beach

4/4 Praia da Balança Beach, the north part.

Weather and Tide Table

Full Moon
Blustery
38940
06h15
Sunrise
20h54
Sunset
Seg
15 - 29
Ter
17 - 28
Qua
16 - 27
Qui
15 - 23
Sex
15 - 22
21
ºC
Air Temperature
NNW
26
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
54
%
Relative Humidity
1014
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
84%
Ebb Tide
05h05
to Low Tide
84
22:10
Low Tide
16:06
High Tide
No Data
Water Temperature
No Data
Wave Direction
No Data
Wave Medium Height
No Data
Wave Medium Period

99%		3,2 m
10.5 ft		High Tide

98%		0,7 m
2.3 ft		Low Tide

97%		3,3 m
10.8 ft		High Tide

96%		0,7 m
2.3 ft		Low Tide

95%		3,2 m
10.5 ft		High Tide

94%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

93%		3,2 m
10.5 ft		High Tide

92%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

90%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

88%		0,9 m
3 ft		Low Tide

87%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

85%		0,9 m
3 ft		Low Tide

83%		2,9 m
9.5 ft		High Tide

81%		1,1 m
3.6 ft		Low Tide

79%		3,0 m
9.8 ft		High Tide

76%		1,1 m
3.6 ft		Low Tide

74%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

71%		1,2 m
3.9 ft		Low Tide

69%		2,9 m
9.5 ft		High Tide

66%		1,2 m
3.9 ft		Low Tide

63%		2,6 m
8.5 ft		High Tide

61%		1,4 m
4.6 ft		Low Tide

58%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

55%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

52%		2,6 m
8.5 ft		High Tide

49%		1,5 m
4.9 ft		Low Tide

46%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

43%		1,2 m
3.9 ft		Low Tide

40%		2,6 m
8.5 ft		High Tide

37%		1,4 m
4.6 ft		Low Tide

34%		2,9 m
9.5 ft		High Tide

31%		1,1 m
3.6 ft		Low Tide

28%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

26%		1,2 m
3.9 ft		Low Tide

23%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

21%		0,9 m
3 ft		Low Tide

18%		3,0 m
9.8 ft		High Tide

16%		1,0 m
3.3 ft		Low Tide

14%		3,3 m
10.8 ft		High Tide

12%		0,7 m
2.3 ft		Low Tide

10%		3,3 m
10.8 ft		High Tide

8%		0,7 m
2.3 ft		Low Tide

About the Beach

What is Praia da Balança 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.

Praia da Balança Beach, also known as Praia Grande Beach, has a small dimensions sand with the shape of a seashell. It's located right before the 2 and orientated to southeast. It acquired this name due to the existence of an islet similar to a scale1.
This beach is surrounded by vertical cliffs.
The access goes through a difficult narrow trail on the cliff.

References

  1. "Balança" means scale, in Portuguese
  2. Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse

Where is it?

Map of Praia da Balança Beach

Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) 		Lat. 37.082617º
Lon. -8.668386º N 37º 4.95702'
W 8º 40.10316' N 37º 4' 57.42"
W 8º 40' 6.19"
Parish Santa Maria
County Lagos
District Faro
Region Algarve
Country Portugal
Continent Europe
Ocean North Atlantic
Maritime Authority Capitania do Porto de Lagos
Protected Area
Bathing Water
Coastal Unit Ponta Piedade - Foz da Ribeira de Bensafrim (Lagos)
Coastal Region Costa Algarvia

Awards

Award 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Water Quality
Blue Flag
Gold Flag
Handicapped-Accessible Beach
Zero Polution

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