Praia da Empa Beach
Car parking and access stairway to the sand.
Praia da Empa Beach, rock slab in the seafront.
Descent to Praia da Empa Beach. To the left, a sign warning for possible rockfall.
North perspective at Praia da Empa Beach.
Praia da Empa Beach, by the seaside.
South part of Praia da Empa Beach.
Cliff and access stairway to Praia da Empa Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to High Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
71% | 1,4 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
73% | 2,6 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
76% | 1,4 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
78% | 2,6 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
80% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
82% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
84% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
86% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
88% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
90% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
91% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
93% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
94% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
95% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
97% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
98% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
98% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
99% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
100% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
100% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
100% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
100% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
100% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
99% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
99% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
98% | 3,6 m 11.8 ft | High Tide | |
97% | 0,5 m 1.6 ft | Low Tide | |
96% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
95% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
93% | 3,7 m 12.1 ft | High Tide | |
91% | 0,4 m 1.3 ft | Low Tide | |
90% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
88% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
86% | 3,7 m 12.1 ft | High Tide | |
83% | 0,5 m 1.6 ft | Low Tide | |
81% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
79% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
76% | 3,6 m 11.8 ft | High Tide | |
74% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
71% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
68% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
65% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia da Empa 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 Mafra.
Praia da Empa Beach, also known as Praia da Pedra Branca Beach, has a small dimensions sand in the north area. At the center, there's an enormous rocky slab featuring about 100 meters long.
The sea is usually agitated at a beach that's part of the Ericeira World Surfing Reserve.
Access from the car parking on the cliff top is done by a stairway that bifurcates at mid way and follows opposite directions.
Where is it?
Map of Praia da Empa Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 38.979451º Lon. -9.422328º N 38º 58.76706' W 9º 25.33968' N 38º 58' 46.02" W 9º 25' 20.38" |
| Parish | Ericeira |
| County | Mafra |
| District | Lisboa |
| Region | Estremadura |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Cascais |
| Protected Area | Ericeira World Surfing Reserve |
| Bathing Water | |
| Coastal Unit | Ponta da Lamporeira - Foz do Lizandro |
| Coastal Region | Costa Azul |
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 |