Weather and Tide Table
Waxing Crescent Moon
Partly Cloudy
06h14
Sunrise
Sunrise
20h55
Sunset
Sunset
Seg
13 - 24
Ter
16 - 23
Qua
15 - 22
Qui
13 - 20
Sex
14 - 19
18
ºC
Air Temperature
N
16
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
63
%
Relative Humidity
1007
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
67%
Ebb Tide
03h59
to Low Tide
to Low Tide
22:23
Low Tide
Low Tide
16:27
High Tide
High Tide
No Data
Water Temperature
No Data
Wave Direction
No Data
Wave Medium Height
No Data
Wave Medium Period
About the Beach
What is Praia da Arrifana Beach?
Lifeguarded Beach from to
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 Aljezur.
Praia da Arrifana Beach as a very extensive sand followed by a string of pebbles. It's located in a pronounced bay that is surrounded by cliffs.
On top of the north cliff lies the well known Ponta da Atalaia, place where one finds ruins of the Ribat da Arrifana1 and the Fortaleza da Arrifana2.
At south may and a few distance from the scarp, can be sighted an islet known as Pedra da Agulha.
This is one of the beaches that offers the best conditions for surfing, during the entire year.
References
- Arrifana Ribat
- Arirfana Fort
Where is it?
Map of Praia da Arrifana Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.294409º Lon. -8.866074º N 37º 17.66454' W 8º 51.96444' N 37º 17' 39.87" W 8º 51' 57.87" |
| Parish | Aljezur |
| County | Aljezur |
| 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 | Arrifana |
| Coastal Unit | Ponta da Atalaia - Pontal |
| Coastal Region | Costa Vicentina |
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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