Weather and Tide Table
Waxing Crescent Moon
Blustery
06h01
Sunrise
Sunrise
21h07
Sunset
Sunset
Seg
12 - 18
Ter
13 - 19
Qua
14 - 18
Qui
13 - 19
Sex
14 - 17
16
ºC
Air Temperature
NNW
27
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
77
%
Relative Humidity
1018
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
74%
Ebb Tide
04h26
to Low Tide
to Low Tide
22:51
Low Tide
Low Tide
16:52
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 do Forno 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 Vila do Conde.
Praia do Forno Beach is situated in a small cove, flanked by rock formations that provide calm waters to bathers. It has a small sand inserted into the urban zone of Vila do Conde.
To the south, arises imposing the Forte de São João Baptista1 built in the seventeenth-century. Nowadays, it is an hotel with restaurant and stage for glamorous parties during summer.
There's a vast car parking beside the fort.
Access is granted along Avenida Manuel de Barros2, also known by Marginal Atlântica3.
References
- São João Baptista Fort
- Manuel de Barros Avenue
- Atlântica Costal Road
Where is it?
Map of Praia do Forno Beach
Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 41.342923º Lon. -8.753400º N 41º 20.57538' W 8º 45.204' N 41º 20' 34.52" W 8º 45' 12.24" |
Parish | Vila do Conde |
County | Vila do Conde |
District | Porto |
Region | Douro Litoral |
Country | Portugal |
Continent | Europe |
Ocean | North Atlantic |
Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Vila do Conde |
Protected Area | Paisagem Protegida Regional do Litoral de Vila do Conde e Reserva Ornitológica de Mindelo |
Bathing Water | Frente Urbana Sul |
Coastal Unit | Cabo de Santo André - Foz do Douro (N) |
Coastal Region | Costa Verde |
Awards
Award | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
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Water Quality | ||||||||||||
Blue Flag | ||||||||||||
Gold Flag | ||||||||||||
Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
Zero Polution |
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