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Praia do Fausto (Sul) Beach

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1/7 Sandy path at Pedrogão National Forest, towards Praia do Fausto (South) Beach.

2/7 Praia do Fausto (South) Beach, dune at the entrance to the sand.

3/7 Praia do Fausto (South) Beach.

4/7 Seafront of Praia do Fausto (South) Beach.

5/7 Praia do Fausto (South) Beach, the dune system.

6/7 South perspective of Praia do Fausto (South) Beach.

7/7 Praia do Fausto (South) Beach, dune near the sand.

Weather and Tide Table

Waxing Crescent Moon
Partly Cloudy
44220
06h07
Sunrise
21h03
Sunset
Seg
13 - 20
Ter
13 - 20
Qua
12 - 20
Qui
13 - 20
Sex
14 - 22
16
ºC
Air Temperature
N
18
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
74
%
Relative Humidity
1017
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
74%
Ebb Tide
04h21
to Low Tide
74
22:46
Low Tide
16:51
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 do Fausto (Sul) 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 Leiria.

Praia do Fausto (South) Beach discloses a very long sand with about 1 Km.
To the east lies the Mata Nacional do Pedrogão1, embellishing the landscape.
Here, a very broad dune system is found well preserved all along its length.
Access is done by the road passing beside the northeast margin of 2. Then, it's necessary to proceed walking by a sandy trail in the middle of the forest.

References

  1. Pedrogão Nacional Forest
  2. Ervedeira Lagoon

Where is it?

Map of Praia do Fausto (Sul) Beach

Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) 		Lat. 39.932595º
Lon. -8.946435º N 39º 55.9557'
W 8º 56.7861' N 39º 55' 57.34"
W 8º 56' 47.17"
Parish Coimbrão
County Leiria
District Leiria
Region Beira Litoral
Country Portugal
Continent Europe
Ocean North Atlantic
Maritime Authority Capitania do Porto da Figueira da Foz
Protected Area
Bathing Water
Coastal Unit Foz do Rio Mondego (N) - Praia Velha (São Pedro de Moel)
Coastal Region Costa de Prata

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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