Praia da Salema Beach
Beginning of the descent to Praia da Salema Beach.
Praia da Salema Beach, entrance to the sand.
Lifeguard station and rental of sunbeds and straw umbrellas.
Praia da Salema Beach, the west part.
East view at Praia da Salema Beach, from the cliff top.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to High Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
45% | 1,36 m 4.5 ft | Low Tide | |
43% | 2,61 m 8.6 ft | High Tide | |
40% | 1,43 m 4.7 ft | Low Tide | |
37% | 2,59 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
35% | 1,40 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
32% | 2,65 m 8.7 ft | High Tide | |
29% | 1,37 m 4.5 ft | Low Tide | |
26% | 2,65 m 8.7 ft | High Tide | |
24% | 1,31 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
21% | 2,81 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
19% | 1,18 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
17% | 2,82 m 9.3 ft | High Tide | |
15% | 1,13 m 3.7 ft | Low Tide | |
12% | 3,06 m 10 ft | High Tide | |
10% | 0,92 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
9% | 3,05 m 10 ft | High Tide | |
7% | 0,89 m 2.9 ft | Low Tide | |
5% | 3,33 m 10.9 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 0,64 m 2.1 ft | Low Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia da Salema 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 Vila do Bispo.
Praia da Salema Beach has a very long sand of about 1,1 Km. It is located in the front sea of a fishing village named Salema.
This place is known for its archaeological traces of fossilized dinosaur footprints.
Nearby, on the , was sunk a French ship named Océan, from which some wrecks remains in the bottom of the sea.
The access to the beach follows by Estrada Nacional 5371.
References
- National Road 537
Where is it?
Map of Praia da Salema Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.065429º Lon. -8.822918º N 37º 3.92574' W 8º 49.37508' N 37º 3' 55.54" W 8º 49' 22.5" |
| Parish | Budens |
| County | Vila do Bispo |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Lagos |
| Protected Area | Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina |
| Bathing Water | Salema |
| Coastal Unit | Ponta de Sagres - Ponta Piedade |
| 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 |