Praia do Garrão (Poente) Beach
Identification sign of Praia do Garrão (West) Beach.
Long access walkway to Praia do Garrão (West) Beach.
Banners at Praia do Garrão (West) Beach, view from the dunes.
Entrance to the sand at Praia do Garrão (West) Beach, near the lifeguarded area.
Praia do Garrão (West) Beach, sunbeds and straw umbrellas on the sand.
Perspective from the dune system over Praia do Garrão (West) Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunset
Sunrise
to Low Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
85% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
83% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
81% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
79% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
77% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
74% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
72% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
69% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
67% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
64% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
61% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
58% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
55% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
53% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
50% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
47% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
44% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
41% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
38% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
35% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
32% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
29% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
27% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
24% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
21% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
19% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
16% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
14% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
12% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
10% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
8% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
7% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
5% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
3% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
2% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
1% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia do Garrão (Poente) 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 Loulé.
Praia do Garrão (West) Beach, also known as Praia das Dunas Douradas Beach, presents a very long sand.
A few more than 200 meters away from the ocean is Lagoa das Dunas Douradas1 surrounded by several animal species, namely, birds.
The beach is bounded by the facilities of Ocean Golf Course, at west.
Access goes through the interior of Vale do Lobo urbanization, next to Dunas Douradas Beach Club tourist resort.
References
- Dunas Douradas Lagoon
Where is it?
Map of Praia do Garrão (Poente) Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.043392º Lon. -8.056093º N 37º 2.60352' W 8º 3.36558' N 37º 2' 36.21" W 8º 3' 21.93" |
| Parish | Almancil |
| County | Loulé |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Faro |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | Garrão - Poente |
| Coastal Unit | Olhos de Água - Ancão |
| 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 |