Praia da Tocha Beach

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Banners at Praia da Tocha Beach

1/6 Banners at the entrance of Praia da Tocha Beach.

Access to Praia da Tocha Beach

2/6 Praia da Tocha Beach, access walkway on the sand.

Lifeguard station of Praia da Tocha Beach

3/6 Elevated lifeguard station at Praia da Tocha Beach.

North of Praia da Tocha Beach

4/6 Praia da Tocha Beach, north perspective.

South of Praia da Tocha Beach

5/6 Perspective from the dunes, over the south of Praia da Tocha Beach.

Houses of Praia da Tocha Beach

6/6 Dwellings on the seafront of Praia da Tocha Beach, view from the sand.

Weather and Tide Table

Waning Crescent Moon
Partly Cloudy
13680
21h04
Sunset
06h05
Sunrise
Seg
13 - 18
Ter
13 - 18
Qua
13 - 18
Qui
14 - 18
Sex
14 - 20
16
ºC
Air Temperature
N
24
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
77
%
Relative Humidity
1019
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
89%
Ebb Tide
05h31
to Low Tide
89
06:24
Low Tide
00:13
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 da Tocha Beach?

Lifeguarded Beach from to
8902800
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 Cantanhede.

Praia da Tocha Beach has a wide and very long sand of about 1,9 Km which is situated in the sea front of a place with the same name. There are dunes at the beach endings.
To north of the Vala de Escoamento das Lagoas1, the sandy area is known as Praia da Levadia Beach. At south, the end of the houses signals the border between and counties.
The typical boats and the brown haystacks are part of this beautiful scenery.

References

  1. Ditch Drainage of Ponds

Where is it?

Map of Praia da Tocha Beach

Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) 		Lat. 40.329207º
Lon. -8.844245º N 40º 19.75242'
W 8º 50.6547' N 40º 19' 45.15"
W 8º 50' 39.28"
Parish Tocha
County Cantanhede
District Coimbra
Region Beira Litoral
Country Portugal
Continent Europe
Ocean North Atlantic
Maritime Authority Capitania do Porto da Figueira da Foz
Protected Area
Bathing Water Tocha
Coastal Unit Praia de Mira - Cabo Mondego
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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