Praia da Aguçadoura Beach
Bridge over the dry bed of the Barranha Stream.
Praia da Aguçadoura Beach.
South view of Praia da Aguçadoura Beach.
Sea front at Praia da Aguçadoura Beach.
Praia da Aguçadoura Beach, windmill on the dune system.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunset
Sunrise
to Low Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
17% | 3,23 m 10.6 ft | High Tide | |
19% | 0,87 m 2.9 ft | Low Tide | |
20% | 2,95 m 9.7 ft | High Tide | |
22% | 1,01 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
24% | 3,10 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
27% | 0,99 m 3.2 ft | Low Tide | |
29% | 2,84 m 9.3 ft | High Tide | |
31% | 1,14 m 3.7 ft | Low Tide | |
33% | 2,95 m 9.7 ft | High Tide | |
36% | 1,13 m 3.7 ft | Low Tide | |
38% | 2,72 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
40% | 1,28 m 4.2 ft | Low Tide | |
43% | 2,79 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
45% | 1,27 m 4.2 ft | Low Tide | |
48% | 2,62 m 8.6 ft | High Tide | |
50% | 1,41 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
53% | 2,65 m 8.7 ft | High Tide | |
55% | 1,38 m 4.5 ft | Low Tide | |
58% | 2,55 m 8.4 ft | High Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia da Aguçadoura 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 Póvoa de Varzim.
Praia da Aguçadoura Beach possesses as main attraction the puddles that easily form during low tide, delighting children. It discloses a very long sand and a dune system in the north part which has an old windmill in ruins on top of it.
The beach got known for being the place where the first wave energy park in the world was installed. Therefore, as one can imagine, this spot is much appreciated by surfing fans.
To the south empties the Ribeira da Barranha.
Access is done by Rua do Rio1 or along Marginal da Codixeira2.
References
- Rio Street
- Codixeira Costal Road
Where is it?
Map of Praia da Aguçadoura Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 41.433113º Lon. -8.783158º N 41º 25.98678' W 8º 46.98948' N 41º 25' 59.21" W 8º 46' 59.37" |
| Parish | Aguçadoura |
| County | Póvoa de Varzim |
| District | Porto |
| Region | Douro Litoral |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto da Póvoa de Varzim |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | Paimó |
| Coastal Unit | Foz do Rio Lima (N) - Cabo de Santo André |
| Coastal Region | Costa Verde |
Awards
| Award | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
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| Water Quality | ||||||||||||
| Blue Flag | ||||||||||||
| Gold Flag | ||||||||||||
| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |