Weather and Tide Table
Waxing Crescent Moon
Blustery
06h15
Sunrise
Sunrise
20h54
Sunset
Sunset
Seg
15 - 29
Ter
17 - 28
Qua
16 - 27
Qui
15 - 23
Sex
15 - 22
21
ºC
Air Temperature
NNW
26
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
54
%
Relative Humidity
1014
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
65%
Ebb Tide
03h49
to Low Tide
to Low Tide
22:12
Low Tide
Low Tide
16:17
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 Meia Praia 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 Lagos.
Meia Praia Beach, also known as Praia de São Sebastião Beach, presents a very long sand of about 3,2 Km, located at Baía de Lagos1. It owns a dune system all over its entire length.
Next to the place with the same name, stands the Forte da Meia Praia or Forte de São Roque2.
At east, north from the dunes, lies a lagoon that belongs to the Ribeira de Odiáxere or de Arão3.
This is one of the most known and crowded beaches of Algarve.
References
- Lagos Bay
- Meia Praia Fort, also known as São Roque Fort
- Stream River, also known as Arão Stream
Where is it?
Map of Meia Praia Beach
Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.117088º Lon. -8.646773º N 37º 7.02528' W 8º 38.80638' N 37º 7' 1.52" W 8º 38' 48.38" |
Parish | São Sebastião |
County | Lagos |
District | Faro |
Region | Algarve |
Country | Portugal |
Continent | Europe |
Ocean | North Atlantic |
Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Lagos |
Protected Area | |
Bathing Water | Meia Praia |
Coastal Unit | Foz da Ribeira de Bensafrim (Lagos) - Praia dos Três Irmãos |
Coastal Region | Costa Algarvia |
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 |
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