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Beach in Sagres

Praia do Martinhal

Beach by the Martinhal resort east of Sagres: calm, shallow water popular with families, constant wind (guiadepraias); Blue Flag 2026 (ABAE); lifeguarded 1 Jun–30 Sep 2026 (Portaria); 110 m (APA).

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Open access. Lifeguards during the 2026 bathing season, 1 Jun–30 Sep (Portaria 204-A/2026/1; APA). Blue Flag period 1 Jul–30 Sep 2026 (ABAE).
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OK with kids

guiadepraias.pt (APA-based registry, 1 Jun 2026): calm, shallow water, much appreciated by families with children, but constant winds (windsurf/kitesurf conditions). Research, not first-hand.

The notes

What the sources say (research)

  • Official: coastal bathing water on a beach with conditioned use, in the PNSACV and Natura 2000; long golden-sand beach with high dunes in the centre, cliffs and pebbles to the east, a small watercourse crossing the sand; frontage 110 m; tide 3.4–3.5 m; mean wave 1 m; wind N/NW; season 1 Jun–30 Sep 2026; one restricted day in 2025 [APA profile PTCN8E, 2 Oct 2026]
  • Blue Flag 2026 awardee; bathing season 01/06–30/09/2026; Blue Flag period 01/07–30/09/2026 [bandeiraazul.abae.pt; abaae.pt local page, 1 Oct 2026]
  • Qualified as “praia de banhos” for 2026 — bathing water Martinhal (PTCN8E), praia de banhos “Martinhal”, época balnear 1 de junho a 30 de setembro; the annex footnote (*) states that waters without a listed praia de banhos are those where, at publication, surveillance of bathers is not assured (art. 2.º n.º 5 likewise). [Portaria 204-A/2026/1, anexo I (DR 1.ª série n.º 84, supl., 30 Apr 2026)]
  • AMN “Praias Vigiadas” list (linked as “Praias Vigiadas 2025” from AMN’s landing page; no year printed on the list itself): Praia do Martinhal — 1 de junho a 30 de setembro. [AMN Praias Vigiadas; AMN Época Balnear landing page]
  • Calm, shallow water, popular with families with children; sheltered cove with constant winds — windsurf and kitesurf; registry facilities: lifeguard, WC, showers, parking, restaurant; not certified accessible; water Excellent 2025 [guiadepraias.pt, 1 Jun 2026]
  • In front of the Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel [playocean.net snippet, 2 Oct 2026]
  • ‘Sandy, on the smaller side, a bit of a ways off the main road’ [outsite.co, Nov 2024]
NearbyBeaches
Schematic map with 3 numbered places around Praia do Martinhal; the numbered list next to it has the same places.123Praia do Martinhal0.5 kmN
  1. 1Praia da Baleeira
  2. 2Praia da Mareta
  3. 3Praia do Tonel

Further afield: Praia do Beliche (3 km), Praia da Ingrina (5 km), Praia do Zavial (6 km), Praia da Ponta Ruiva (6 km), Praia do Castelejo (9 km), Praia da Cordoama (10 km). Straight-line distances from the centre point, not driving times.

Schematic: positions from each place's coordinates, no roads or coastline. Not for navigation.

Beach

Praia da Ponta Ruiva

Remote west-coast surf beach north of Cabo de São Vicente, reached by dirt tracks: no facilities, no lifeguard, strong currents. For experienced surfers and sunset, not for a family beach day.

  • Hard with kids
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Beach

Praia da Baleeira

Small sand strip beside Sagres fishing harbour, about 100 m: sheltered, calm, handy if you stay in town — but not a designated bathing water and no lifeguard listed for 2026.

  • OK with kids
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Praia da Cordoama

Long, wild west-coast beach next to Castelejo: reliable surf that suits beginners in summer and gets punchy from autumn; rough, rocky water for swimming. Lifeguard and Blue Flag 2026.

  • Hard with kids
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Praia da Ingrina

Small, calm cove 15 min east of Sagres: the gentlest water around for swimming and snorkelling, a seafood restaurant on the sand, lifeguard and Blue Flag in 2026. Limited parking.

  • Great with kids
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