Praia da Barranha Beach

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Parking, Praia da Barranha Beach

1/5 Parking at Praia da Barranha Beach.

Access to Praia da Barranha Beach

2/5 Access walkway to Praia da Barranha Beach, covered by sand.

North of Praia da Barranha Beach

3/5 Praia da Barranha Beach, north view.

Praia da Barranha Beach

4/5 View over Praia da Barranha Beach, from the dune system.

South of Praia da Barranha Beach

5/5 South view of Praia da Barranha Beach.

Weather and Tide Table

Waning Gibbous Moon
Blustery
1080
06h01
Sunrise
21h07
Sunset
Seg
12 - 18
Ter
13 - 19
Qua
14 - 18
Qui
13 - 19
Sex
14 - 17
16
ºC
Air Temperature
NNW
28
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
76
%
Relative Humidity
1018
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
89%
Flood Tide
00h43
to High Tide
89
00:43
Low Tide
07:03
High Tide
No Data
Water Temperature
No Data
Wave Direction
No Data
Wave Medium Height
No Data
Wave Medium Period

72%		3,2 m
10.5 ft		High Tide

69%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

66%		3,3 m
10.8 ft		High Tide

63%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

61%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

58%		0,9 m
3 ft		Low Tide

55%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

52%		1,0 m
3.3 ft		Low Tide

49%		2,9 m
9.5 ft		High Tide

46%		1,1 m
3.6 ft		Low Tide

43%		2,9 m
9.5 ft		High Tide

40%		1,2 m
3.9 ft		Low Tide

37%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

34%		1,2 m
3.9 ft		Low Tide

31%		2,7 m
8.9 ft		High Tide

28%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

26%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

23%		1,2 m
3.9 ft		Low Tide

21%		2,7 m
8.9 ft		High Tide

18%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

16%		2,9 m
9.5 ft		High Tide

14%		1,1 m
3.6 ft		Low Tide

12%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

10%		1,1 m
3.6 ft		Low Tide

9%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

7%		0,9 m
3 ft		Low Tide

6%		3,0 m
9.8 ft		High Tide

4%		1,0 m
3.3 ft		Low Tide

3%		3,3 m
10.8 ft		High Tide

2%		0,7 m
2.3 ft		Low Tide

2%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

1%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

0%		3,5 m
11.5 ft		High Tide

0%		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%		3,6 m
11.8 ft		High Tide

0%		0,5 m
1.6 ft		Low Tide

1%		3,3 m
10.8 ft		High Tide

1%		0,6 m
2 ft		Low Tide

2%		3,6 m
11.8 ft		High Tide

3%		0,5 m
1.6 ft		Low Tide

About the Beach

What is Praia da Barranha Beach?

Lifeguarded Beach from to
5184000
days for the end of bathing season

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 Barranha Beach, also known as Praia da Aguçadora (North) Beach, is situated right in front of football field.
During low tide, the characteristic inclination of this long sand becomes more evident.
The dune system widens into from the support car parking into south.
Access is available through Estrada Nacional 131, exiting west to Rua do Comão2 that crosses farm fields.

References

  1. National Road 13
  2. Comão Street

Where is it?

Map of Praia da Barranha Beach

Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) 		Lat. 41.444373º
Lon. -8.779226º N 41º 26.66238'
W 8º 46.75356' N 41º 26' 39.74"
W 8º 46' 45.21"
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
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
Water Quality
Blue Flag
Gold Flag
Handicapped-Accessible Beach
Zero Polution

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