Praia das Furnas Beach
Entrance to Praia das Furnas Beach.
Access walkway to the sand at Praia das Furnas Beach.
South part at Praia das Furnas Beach.
Praia das Furnas Beach.
North view at Praia das Furnas Beach. Far, the Mira River mouth.
Praia das Furnas Beach, perspective from the north margin of the Mira River.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunset
Sunrise
to High Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
62% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
59% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
57% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
54% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
51% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
48% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
45% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
42% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
39% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
36% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
33% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
31% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
28% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
25% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
23% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
21% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
18% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
16% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
14% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
12% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
11% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
9% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
7% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
6% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
5% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
4% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
3% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
2% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
1% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
1% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
2% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
3% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
5% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
6% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia das Furnas 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 Odemira.
Praia das Furnas Beach belongs to the Rio Mira1 mouth by the south margin. It acquired this name due to the numerous small coves that form during low tide.
The very long sand circumvents all the south land that belongs to the south part of the river's bar, therefore, it's exposed both to salt and freshwater.
The dune system is pretty wide.
Carefull with Weeverfish stings, they are very common in this area, specially during low tide!
To the north stands Vila Nova de Milfontes town.
References
- Mira River
Where is it?
Map of Praia das Furnas Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.714861º Lon. -8.786175º N 37º 42.89166' W 8º 47.1705' N 37º 42' 53.5" W 8º 47' 10.23" |
| Parish | Longueira/Almograve |
| County | Odemira |
| District | Beja |
| Region | Baixo Alentejo |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Sines |
| Protected Area | Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina |
| Bathing Water | Furnas (Milfontes) |
| Coastal Unit | Pedra da Foz (Vila Nova de Milfontes) - Cabo Sardão |
| Coastal Region | Costa Vicentina |
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 |