Praia do Forno Beach

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Praia do Forno Beach

1/4 View to Praia do Forno Beach, from the seaside road with bicycle lane.

Barracks at Praia do Forno Beach

2/4 Barrack frames on the sand of Praia do Forno Beach.

Seaside, Praia do Forno Beach

3/4 Praia do Forno Beach, by the seaside.

South of Praia do Forno Beach

4/4 South perspective of Praia do Forno Beach. In the rear, the São João Baptista Fort.

Weather and Tide Table

Third Quarter Moon
Clear
25800
18h44
Sunset
07h54
Sunrise
Dom
7 - 15
Seg
10 - 16
Ter
11 - 15
Qua
12 - 15
Qui
11 - 16
11
ºC
Air Temperature
NNE
10
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
94
%
Relative Humidity
1014
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
5%
Ebb Tide
00h17
to Low Tide
5
02:12
Low Tide
19:52
High Tide
No Data
Water Temperature
No Data
Wave Direction
No Data
Wave Medium Height
No Data
Wave Medium Period

55%		1,30 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

52%		2,77 m
9.1 ft		High Tide

49%		1,28 m
4.2 ft		Low Tide

46%		2,60 m
8.5 ft		High Tide

43%		1,40 m
4.6 ft		Low Tide

40%		2,75 m
9 ft		High Tide

37%		1,25 m
4.1 ft		Low Tide

34%		2,66 m
8.7 ft		High Tide

32%		1,33 m
4.4 ft		Low Tide

29%		2,89 m
9.5 ft		High Tide

26%		1,05 m
3.4 ft		Low Tide

23%		2,86 m
9.4 ft		High Tide

21%		1,12 m
3.7 ft		Low Tide

18%		3,12 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

16%		0,80 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

14%		3,11 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

About the Beach

What is Praia do Forno Beach?

Lifeguarded Beach from to
3110400
days for the start 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 Vila do Conde.

Praia do Forno Beach is situated in a small cove, flanked by rock formations that provide calm waters to bathers. It has a small sand inserted into the urban zone of .
To the south, arises imposing the 1 built in the seventeenth-century. Nowadays, it is an hotel with restaurant and stage for glamorous parties during summer.
There's a vast car parking beside the fort.
Access is granted along Avenida Manuel de Barros2, also known by Marginal Atlântica3.

References

  1. São João Baptista Fort
  2. Manuel de Barros Avenue
  3. Atlântica Costal Road

Where is it?

Map of Praia do Forno Beach

Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) 		Lat. 41.342923º
Lon. -8.753400º N 41º 20.57538'
W 8º 45.204' N 41º 20' 34.52"
W 8º 45' 12.24"
Parish Vila do Conde
County Vila do Conde
District Porto
Region Douro Litoral
Country Portugal
Continent Europe
Ocean North Atlantic
Maritime Authority Capitania do Porto de Vila do Conde
Protected Area Paisagem Protegida Regional do Litoral de Vila do Conde e Reserva Ornitológica de Mindelo
Bathing Water Frente Urbana Sul
Coastal Unit Cabo de Santo André - Foz do Douro (N)
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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