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Praia do Ancão Beach

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1/6 Access walkway to Praia do Ancão Beach.

2/6 East bar of Praia do Ancão Beach, near the banners.

3/6 Banners at the entrance to the sand of Praia do Ancão Beach.

4/6 Lifeguarded area at Praia do Ancão Beach, west perspective.

5/6 Praia do Ancão Beach, the bathing area.

6/6 East perspective at Praia do Ancão Beach.

Weather and Tide Table

Third Quarter Moon
Partly Cloudy
30720
20h51
Sunset
06h12
Sunrise
Seg
19 - 31
Ter
20 - 30
Qua
20 - 30
Qui
18 - 28
Sex
17 - 24
25
ºC
Air Temperature
WNW
8
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
67
%
Relative Humidity
1011
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
71%
Flood Tide
01h57
to High Tide
71
00:38
Low Tide
07:21
High Tide
No Data
Water Temperature
No Data
Wave Direction
No Data
Wave Medium Height
No Data
Wave Medium Period

59%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

56%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

54%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

51%		2,5 m
8.2 ft		High Tide

49%		1,4 m
4.6 ft		Low Tide

46%		2,7 m
8.9 ft		High Tide

44%		1,4 m
4.6 ft		Low Tide

41%		2,5 m
8.2 ft		High Tide

39%		1,5 m
4.9 ft		Low Tide

37%		2,6 m
8.5 ft		High Tide

34%		1,4 m
4.6 ft		Low Tide

32%		2,5 m
8.2 ft		High Tide

30%		1,5 m
4.9 ft		Low Tide

27%		2,6 m
8.5 ft		High Tide

25%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

23%		2,6 m
8.5 ft		High Tide

21%		1,4 m
4.6 ft		Low Tide

19%		2,7 m
8.9 ft		High Tide

17%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

15%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

14%		1,3 m
4.3 ft		Low Tide

12%		2,7 m
8.9 ft		High Tide

10%		1,2 m
3.9 ft		Low Tide

9%		2,9 m
9.5 ft		High Tide

7%		1,1 m
3.6 ft		Low Tide

6%		2,8 m
9.2 ft		High Tide

5%		1,1 m
3.6 ft		Low Tide

4%		3,0 m
9.8 ft		High Tide

3%		1,0 m
3.3 ft		Low Tide

2%		2,9 m
9.5 ft		High Tide

1%		1,0 m
3.3 ft		Low Tide

1%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

0%		0,9 m
3 ft		Low Tide

0%		3,0 m
9.8 ft		High Tide

0%		0,9 m
3 ft		Low Tide

0%		3,2 m
10.5 ft		High Tide

0%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

1%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

1%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

2%		3,3 m
10.8 ft		High Tide

2%		0,7 m
2.3 ft		Low Tide

3%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

4%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

About the Beach

What is Praia do Ancão Beach?

Lifeguarded Beach from to
7174800
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 Loulé.

Praia do Ancão Beach as a very extensive sand of about 1,4 Km. It has a large dune string along its width which is preceded by pine forest.
The open lands that serve to help car parking are next to the western side of (a valley eroded by rivers and with sandy islands which is flooded by the sea, turning the water into brackish). This place enjoys a high level of biodiversity.
Access is through Quinta das Salinas development.

Where is it?

Map of Praia do Ancão Beach

Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) 		Lat. 37.033868º
Lon. -8.040896º N 37º 2.03208'
W 8º 2.45376' N 37º 2' 1.92"
W 8º 2' 27.23"
Parish Almancil
County Loulé
District Faro
Region Algarve
Country Portugal
Continent Europe
Ocean North Atlantic
Maritime Authority Capitania do Porto de Faro
Protected Area Parque Natural da Ria Formosa
Bathing Water Ancão
Coastal Unit Ancão - Cabo Santa Maria
Coastal Region Costa Algarvia

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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