Praia da Armona (Mar) Beach
Wharf of Armona Island, perspective from the ferry.
Ferry on the wharf of Armona Island.
Access walkway to Praia da Armona (Sea) Beach.
Praia da Armona (Sea) Beach, the lifeguard station.
West view at Praia da Armona (Sea) Beach.
Praia da Armona (Sea) Beach, east perspective.
Dune system at Praia da Armona (Sea) Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to Low Tide
Low Tide
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% | 2,8 m 9.2 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% | 3,1 m 10.2 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% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
1% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
2% | 3,3 m 10.8 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 | |
6% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
7% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
9% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
10% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
12% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
14% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
16% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
18% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
21% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
23% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
25% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
28% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
31% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
33% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
36% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia da Armona (Mar) 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 Olhão.
Praia da Armona (Sea) Beach is located in the west zone of a sandy island known as Ilha da Armona1. It is also known as Praia da Ilha da Armona (Sea) Beach.
It has a very lengthy sand of about 3,5 Km.
Seawater is normally warm and delights all bathers.
In the west area, the beach is bounded by the Canal de Olhão2.
A little bit north from here is a fishing village and a camping park.
Access is made by boat coming from Olhão or Fuseta.
References
- Armona Island
- Olhão Canal
Where is it?
Map of Praia da Armona (Mar) Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.013190º Lon. -7.796048º N 37º 0.7914' W 7º 47.76288' N 37º 0' 47.48" W 7º 47' 45.77" |
| Parish | Quelfes |
| County | Olhão |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Olhão |
| Protected Area | Parque Natural da Ria Formosa |
| Bathing Water | Vila Praia de Âncora |
| Coastal Unit | Cabo Santa Maria - Manta Rota |
| 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 |