Praia do Vau Beach
Praia do Vau Beach, awnings and sunbeds rental.
Lifeguard station at Praia do Vau Beach.
Rock on the sand of Praia do Vau Beach.
West perspective at Praia do Vau Beach.
Praia do Vau Beach, panoramic view.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to High Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
5% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
3% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
3% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
2% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
1% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
2% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
2% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
4% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
5% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
6% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
8% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
9% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
11% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
13% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
15% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
17% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
20% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
22% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
25% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
27% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
30% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
33% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
36% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
39% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
41% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
44% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
47% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
50% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
53% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
56% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
59% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
62% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
65% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
68% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
70% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
73% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia do Vau 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 Portimão.
Praia do Vau Beach is located at the urban front of Portimão city, presenting a very long sand.
The top of the cliff is filled with several touristic resorts.
The west side is characterized for its immersed rocks, easily detectable on the shoreline due to the transparency and quietness of the waters.
This is beach is very crowded during summer season.
Where is it?
Map of Praia do Vau Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.120052º Lon. -8.559096º N 37º 7.20312' W 8º 33.54576' N 37º 7' 12.19" W 8º 33' 32.75" |
| Parish | Portimão |
| County | Portimão |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Portimão |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | Vau |
| Coastal Unit | Praia dos Três Irmãos - Armação de Pêra (W) |
| 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 |