Praia do Norte Beach
Praia do Norte Beach.
South perspective of Praia do Norte Beach. Far, the São Miguel Arcanjo Fort.
Puddle formed on the sand of Praia do Norte Beach, during low tide.
Seaside at Praia do Norte Beach.
Praia do Norte Beach, dwellings by the sand.
View over Praia do Norte Beach, from the cliff top.
The São Miguel Arcanjo Fort and the Nazaré Lighthouse. To the right, an access to Praia do Norte Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to Low Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
86% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
84% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
82% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
80% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
77% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
75% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
72% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
70% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
68% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
65% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
63% | 2,6 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
60% | 1,4 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
58% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
55% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
52% | 2,5 m 8.2 ft | High Tide | |
50% | 1,5 m 4.9 ft | Low Tide | |
47% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
45% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
42% | 2,5 m 8.2 ft | High Tide | |
40% | 1,5 m 4.9 ft | Low Tide | |
37% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
35% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
33% | 2,6 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
30% | 1,4 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
28% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
26% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
24% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
22% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
20% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
18% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
16% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
14% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
13% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
11% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
10% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
8% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
7% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
6% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
5% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
3% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
2% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia do Norte 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 Nazaré.
Praia do Norte Beach discloses a very lengthy sand with about 1,5 Km.
Here, the legendary rough sea attracts surf enthusiasts from all over the world.
It was on this shoreline that Benjamin Sanchis tamed the biggest ever surfed wave in the world with 33 meters and claimed the Guiness World Record. This colossal water wall was a courtesy of the Canhão da Nazaré1.
The giant waves of Nazaré became worldly known after Garret McNamara managed to surf in 2011 a wave with 23,77 meters height, setting the world record at the time.
Further south, the beach is bounded by the Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo2 which was built in the seventeenth-century and holds the iconic Farol da Nazaré3, right in front of Pedra do Guilhim4.
Access is done by Estrada da Praia do Norte5, passing beside the Pinhal da Casa de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré6 and a water fun park called Norpark - Diversões Aquáticas - Nazaré.
References
- Nazaré Canyon
- São Miguel Arcanjo Fort
- Nazaré Lighthouse
- Guilhim Stone
- Praia do Norte Road
- Casa de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré Pinewood
Where is it?
Map of Praia do Norte Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 39.611517º Lon. -9.084144º N 39º 36.69102' W 9º 5.04864' N 39º 36' 41.46" W 9º 5' 2.92" |
| Parish | Nazaré |
| County | Nazaré |
| District | Leiria |
| Region | Estremadura |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto da Nazaré |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | |
| Coastal Unit | Praia Velha (São Pedro de Moel) - Pedra do Guilhim (Nazaré) |
| Coastal Region | Costa de Prata |
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 |