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Praia do Caniçal Beach

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1/8 Praia do Caniçal Beach, open wide area for car parking.

2/8 Entrance to Praia do Caniçal Beach, seafront view.

3/8 South view at Praia do Caniçal Beach, from the cliff top.

4/8 South perspective, near the sand at Praia do Caniçal Beach.

5/8 North part of Praia do Caniçal Beach. Far, the Nossa Senhora dos Anjos de Paimogo Fort.

6/8 Praia do Caniçal Beach, rocky cluster by the seaside.

7/8 Access to the sand, on the cliff of Praia do Caniçal Beach.

8/8 Panoramic perspective to Praia do Caniçal Beach.

Weather and Tide Table

Waxing Crescent Moon
Blustery
43860
06h11
Sunrise
21h02
Sunset
Seg
12 - 20
Ter
13 - 19
Qua
14 - 19
Qui
14 - 19
Sex
14 - 18
16
ºC
Air Temperature
N
30
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
70
%
Relative Humidity
1016
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
71%
Ebb Tide
04h14
to Low Tide
71
22:37
Low Tide
16:39
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 Caniçal 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 Lourinhã.

Praia do Caniçal Beach displays a very long sand, located in the south part of a bay. It is bounded in the ends by rock formations.
The impressive dark cliff, topped by farm land, gives this beach an uncommon beauty. From the top, the view is wonderful and it's possible to sight the 1, built in 1674.
Access is achieved through Estrada do Paimogo2, coming from village.

References

  1. Nossa Senhora dos Anjos de Paimogo Fort
  2. Paimogo Road

Where is it?

Map of Praia do Caniçal Beach

Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) 		Lat. 39.282869º
Lon. -9.336381º N 39º 16.97214'
W 9º 20.18286' N 39º 16' 58.33"
W 9º 20' 10.97"
Parish Lourinhã
County Lourinhã
District Leiria
Region Estremadura
Country Portugal
Continent Europe
Ocean North Atlantic
Maritime Authority Capitania do Porto de Peniche
Protected Area
Bathing Water
Coastal Unit Porto de Peniche (Molhe W) - Ponta da Lamporeira
Coastal Region Costa Azul

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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