Praia das Belharucas Beach
Entrance to the sand at Praia das Belharucas Beach.
Praia das Belharucas Beach, banner and bar.
Lifeguard station, near the sunbeds and ymbrellas for renting.
East perspective at Praia das Belharucas Beach.
Lifeguarded area in the west part of Praia das Belharucas Beach.
Praia das Belharucas Beach, awnings and sunbeds rental.
Lifeguarded area in the east part of Praia das Belharucas Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to High Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
5% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
3% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
2% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
1% | 3,5 m 11.5 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 0,5 m 1.6 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,7 m 12.1 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,4 m 1.3 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,5 m 11.5 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 0,4 m 1.3 ft | Low Tide | |
2% | 3,8 m 12.5 ft | High Tide | |
3% | 0,3 m 1 ft | Low Tide | |
4% | 3,6 m 11.8 ft | High Tide | |
5% | 0,4 m 1.3 ft | Low Tide | |
6% | 3,8 m 12.5 ft | High Tide | |
8% | 0,3 m 1 ft | Low Tide | |
10% | 3,6 m 11.8 ft | High Tide | |
12% | 0,4 m 1.3 ft | Low Tide | |
14% | 3,7 m 12.1 ft | High Tide | |
16% | 0,4 m 1.3 ft | Low Tide | |
18% | 3,5 m 11.5 ft | High Tide | |
21% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
23% | 3,5 m 11.5 ft | High Tide | |
26% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
28% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
31% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
34% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
37% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
40% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
43% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
46% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
48% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
51% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
54% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
57% | 2,6 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
60% | 1,5 m 4.9 ft | Low Tide | |
63% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
66% | 1,4 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
68% | 2,5 m 8.2 ft | High Tide | |
71% | 1,5 m 4.9 ft | Low Tide | |
73% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia das Belharucas 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 Albufeira.
Praia das Belharucas Beach - integrated in Praia da Falésia Beach - acquired its name for being the nesting spot for a bird specie called Abelharuco.
Its is also known as Praia do Barranco das Belharucas Beach. It presents a very broad sand and usually calm sea waters.
The orange cliff, very high in this area, can get ut to 40 meters on the highest points.
Access is via a dirt road through the pinewood. There are few places for car parking.
Where is it?
Map of Praia das Belharucas Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.090883º Lon. -8.183338º N 37º 5.45298' W 8º 11.00028' N 37º 5' 27.18" W 8º 11' 0.02" |
| Parish | Olhos de Água |
| County | Albufeira |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Portimão |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | Belharucas |
| Coastal Unit | Olhos de Água - Ancão |
| Coastal Region | Costa Algarvia |
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 |