Praia da Balança Beach

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Access to Praia da Balança Beach

1/4 Access to Praia da Balança Beach by the ravine on the cliff.

South at Praia da Balança Beach

2/4 South part of Praia da Balança Beach and two islets, far away.

Seaside at Praia da Balança Beach

3/4 Praia da Balança Beach, by the seaside.

North at Praia da Balança Beach

4/4 Praia da Balança Beach, the north part.

Weather and Tide Table

Third Quarter Moon
Blustery
30300
20h54
Sunset
06h15
Sunrise
Seg
15 - 29
Ter
17 - 28
Qua
16 - 27
Qui
15 - 23
Sex
15 - 22
21
ºC
Air Temperature
NNW
26
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
54
%
Relative Humidity
1014
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
72%
Flood Tide
01h48
to High Tide
72
00:40
Low Tide
07:08
High Tide
No Data
Water Temperature
No Data
Wave Direction
No Data
Wave Medium Height
No Data
Wave Medium Period

59%		1,4 m
4.6 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%		1,5 m
4.9 ft		Low Tide

46%		2,7 m
8.9 ft		High Tide

44%		1,3 m
4.3 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%		2,7 m
8.9 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%		3,2 m
10.5 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%		3,3 m
10.8 ft		High Tide

0%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

0%		3,1 m
10.2 ft		High Tide

1%		0,8 m
2.6 ft		Low Tide

2%		3,4 m
11.2 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 da Balança 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 Lagos.

Praia da Balança Beach, also known as Praia Grande Beach, has a small dimensions sand with the shape of a seashell. It's located right before the 2 and orientated to southeast. It acquired this name due to the existence of an islet similar to a scale1.
This beach is surrounded by vertical cliffs.
The access goes through a difficult narrow trail on the cliff.

References

  1. "Balança" means scale, in Portuguese
  2. Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse

Where is it?

Map of Praia da Balança Beach

Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) 		Lat. 37.082617º
Lon. -8.668386º N 37º 4.95702'
W 8º 40.10316' N 37º 4' 57.42"
W 8º 40' 6.19"
Parish Santa Maria
County Lagos
District Faro
Region Algarve
Country Portugal
Continent Europe
Ocean North Atlantic
Maritime Authority Capitania do Porto de Lagos
Protected Area
Bathing Water
Coastal Unit Ponta Piedade - Foz da Ribeira de Bensafrim (Lagos)
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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