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Azores beaches map

All 92 beaches in the Azores on one map — all on the sea, 85 with excellent water in 2025 and 2 with a live webcam. Tap a dot to see the beach and today's sea.

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Map drawn by Portal Turismo Portugal from CAOP 2025 boundaries and coastline (Direção-Geral do Território, CC BY 4.0). Water quality: EEA/APA 2025. Sea now: Open-Meteo.

All beaches in the Azores, by island

92 beaches in 9 islands, listed west to east. Tap a name to open the beach page with the live sea, the nearest webcam and hotels nearby.

Flores 3 beaches

Fajã Grande (Flores)Fajã Grande, Lajes das FloresExcellent water
A bathing area in the village of Fajã Grande, on the west coast of Flores, consisting of a rock-and-concrete platform…
Fajã de Lopo VazLajes das Flores
Small black-sand beaches at the foot of Fajã de Lopo Vaz on the south coast of Flores, south-west of Lajes town.
Piscinas Naturais de Santa Cruz das FloresSanta Cruz das FloresExcellent water
Natural pools in volcanic rock in the town of Santa Cruz das Flores, on Avenida dos Baleeiros, with concrete access…

Corvo 1 beach

Praia da Areia (Corvo)Vila do Corvo, CorvoExcellent waterAccessible
The only sandy beach on Corvo and the island's main bathing area, on the south coast, with dark sand of volcanic origin…

Faial 6 beaches

VaradouroCapelo, HortaExcellent water
A bathing area on a lava fajã on Faial's south coast, with two saltwater natural pools in rock and concrete, the…
Praia da Fajã (Faial)Praia do Norte, HortaExcellent waterSurf
Small dark-sand beach at Fajã da Praia do Norte, on the north coast of Faial, on a coastal platform formed by a lava…
Zona Balnear de Castelo Branco (Faial)Castelo Branco, HortaExcellent water
Bathing area in the parish of Castelo Branco, in Horta, with a Blue Flag in 2025.
Praia de Porto PimAngústias, HortaExcellent water
A volcanic-sand beach about 350 metres long in a sheltered bay next to the centre of Horta and Monte da Guia, within…
Praia da Conceição (Horta)Conceição, HortaExcellent water
Dark-sand beach on the bay of Horta, also known as Praia da Alagoa, with views of Horta marina and Pico.
Praia do AlmoxarifePraia do Almoxarife, HortaExcellent waterAccessible
One of the largest bathing areas on Faial, with a sandy beach and open-sea bathing over a sandy seabed, where some…

Pico 26 beaches

Piscinas Naturais da Criação VelhaCriação Velha, MadalenaExcellent water
Natural rock pool with concrete access and an open-sea bathing area, about five minutes from Madalena, surrounded by…
Zona Balnear do Pocinho (Pico)Candelária, MadalenaExcellent water
Natural rock pool with concrete access and an open-sea bathing area, in the parish of Candelária, in the municipality…
Zona Balnear da Madalena (Pico)MadalenaExcellent water
The bathing area of the town of Madalena, on Pico, with a natural rock pool and an artificial saltwater pool, both with…
Zona Balnear da Barca (Madalena do Pico)MadalenaExcellent water
Natural rock pool with concrete access and an open-sea bathing area, in the parish and municipality of Madalena.
Zona Balnear do Cais do MouratoBandeiras, MadalenaExcellent water
Natural rock pool with concrete access and an open-sea bathing area, in the parish of Bandeiras, in the municipality of…
Zona Balnear de São Mateus (Pico)São Mateus, MadalenaExcellent water
Open-sea bathing area in the parish of São Mateus, in the municipality of Madalena, with a basalt-slab bottom, high…
Zona Balnear da Prainha do GaleãoSão Caetano, MadalenaExcellent water
Natural rock pool with concrete access and an open-sea bathing area, in the parish of São Caetano, in the municipality…
Zona Balnear dos Arcos (Pico)Santa Luzia, São Roque do PicoExcellent water
Natural rock pool in the parish of Santa Luzia, with concrete access and access to the open sea over a basalt-slab…
Zona Balnear das Baixas (São Caetano, Pico)São Caetano, MadalenaExcellent water
Open-sea bathing area in the parish of São Caetano, in the municipality of Madalena, with a basalt-slab bottom and high…
Zona Balnear da Ponta do AdmoiroSão João, Lajes do PicoExcellent water
Natural rock pool with concrete access and an open-sea bathing area at Ponta do Admoiro, in the parish of São João, in…
Zona Balnear do VerdosoSão João, Lajes do PicoExcellent water
Natural rock pool in São João parish on Pico's south coast (Lajes do Pico), about 600 metres from the Ponta do Admoiro…
Piscinas Naturais da Furna de Santo AntónioSanto António, São Roque do PicoExcellent water
Bathing area on the north coast of Pico, in the parish of Santo António, on the open sea with a basalt-slab bottom.
Piscina do Cais do PicoSão Roque do PicoExcellent waterAccessible
Natural rock pool set in a garden at Cais do Pico, with paved access and a fixed structure for getting into the open…
Poças de São Roque do PicoSão Roque do PicoExcellent water
A natural rock pool in the town of São Roque do Pico, with concrete access and open-sea bathing over a basalt-slab…
Zona Balnear da Fonte (Lajes do Pico)Lajes do PicoExcellent water
Natural rock pool in the parish of Lajes do Pico, with concrete access and an open-sea bathing area that is highly…
Zona Balnear do Clube Naval das LajesLajes do PicoExcellent water
Natural rock pool by the yacht club and quay in Lajes do Pico, with concrete access, a basalt-and-concrete sun deck and…
Lajes do Pico (Maré)Lajes do PicoExcellent water
The Maré bathing area, at the southern edge of the town of Lajes do Pico, with a natural rock pool and concrete access.
Zona Balnear da Poça BrancaPrainha, São Roque do PicoExcellent water
Natural rock pool in the parish of Prainha, with concrete access and access to the open sea over a basalt-slab bottom.
Zona Balnear do Caminho de Baixo (Santa Bárbara, Pico)Ribeiras, Lajes do PicoExcellent water
Open-sea bathing area at Santa Bárbara, in the parish of Ribeiras, with a basalt-slab bottom and high exposure to the…
Zona Balnear de Santa Cruz das RibeirasRibeiras, Lajes do PicoExcellent water
Bathing area in the parish of Ribeiras with an artificial saltwater pool of about 25 by 12 metres and, beside it, a…
Zona Balnear das Pontes (Ribeiras, Pico)Ribeiras, Lajes do PicoExcellent water
Natural rock pool with concrete access and an open-sea bathing area, in the parish of Ribeiras, in the municipality of…
Zona Balnear do CaisinhoSanto Amaro, São Roque do PicoExcellent water
Natural rock pool in the parish of Santo Amaro, with access to the open sea over a bottom of basalt lava slabs and…
Zona Balnear da Poça das MujasCalheta de Nesquim, Lajes do PicoExcellent water
Bathing area in the parish of Calheta de Nesquim, made up of a natural rock pool with concrete access and an open-sea…
Zona Balnear do Porto da BaixaRibeirinha, Lajes do PicoExcellent water
Natural rock pool in the parish of Ribeirinha, in the municipality of Lajes do Pico, with an open-sea bathing area and…
Zona Balnear do Calhau (Piedade, Pico)Piedade, Lajes do PicoExcellent water
Natural rock pool with concrete access and an open-sea bathing area, in the parish of Piedade, in the municipality of…
Zona Balnear da ManhenhaPiedade, Lajes do PicoExcellent water
Natural rock pool with concrete access and an open-sea bathing area, in the parish of Piedade, in the municipality of…

São Jorge 4 beaches

Zona Balnear da Preguiça (Velas)VelasExcellent water
A natural rock pool in the town of Velas, on São Jorge, known as the Preguiça Natural Pool, with concrete access and…
Poça dos FradesVelasExcellent water
Natural rock pool with concrete access west of Velas town on São Jorge, near the Arco Natural rock arch and Ponta das…
Poça Simão DiasNorte Grande, Velas
Saltwater natural pool at Fajã do Ouvidor on São Jorge's north coast (Norte Grande parish, Velas), ringed by tall…
Zona Balnear dos Portinhos (Fajã Grande, São Jorge)Fajã Grande, Calheta de São JorgeExcellent water
A basalt rock natural pool at Fajã Grande, near the town of Calheta on the south coast of São Jorge, with concrete…

Graciosa 5 beaches

Zona Balnear dos PoceirõesGuadalupe, Santa Cruz da GraciosaExcellent water
An open-sea bathing area in the parish of Guadalupe, in the west of Graciosa, with a basalt-slab bottom and high…
Praia do Barro VermelhoSanta Cruz da GraciosaExcellent water
A rock and sand natural pool on Graciosa's north coast, in the parish of Santa Cruz, with concrete access.
Zona Balnear de Santa Cruz da Graciosa (Calheta)Santa Cruz da GraciosaExcellent water
A bathing area by the town of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, on the island's north coast, made up of a man-made concrete and…
Praia de São Mateus (Graciosa)Praia (São Mateus), Santa Cruz da GraciosaExcellent water
The only sandy beach on Graciosa, the beach in the town of São Mateus, known simply as 'Praia', has around 200 metres…
Piscinas Naturais do CarapachoCarapacho (Luz), Santa Cruz da GraciosaExcellent water
Rock natural pools on Graciosa's south-east coast, next to the Carapacho thermal baths, with concrete access.

Terceira 16 beaches

Zona Balnear das Cinco RibeirasCinco Ribeiras, Angra do HeroísmoExcellent water
A bathing area on Terceira's south-west coast, made up of several natural pools filled by seawater, beside a small…
Zona Balnear do NegritoSão Mateus da Calheta, Angra do HeroísmoExcellent water
A bathing area on a low-lying bay about 6 km from Angra do Heroísmo, with more than 400 metres of sun deck and around…
BiscoitosBiscoitos, Praia da VitóriaExcellent waterAccessible
A set of natural pools formed by basalt lava flows on Terceira's north coast, with open-sea bathing over a basalt-slab…
Zona Balnear da Calheta dos LagadoresBiscoitos, Praia da VitóriaExcellent water
A small natural cove at Biscoitos, on Terceira's north coast, beside Fonte das Pombas, a basalt rock peninsula with…
Zona Balnear da SilveiraSão Pedro, Angra do HeroísmoExcellent water
A bathing area built on the quay and slipway of a former fishing port, about 1.5 km from the historic centre of Angra…
Zona Balnear das Quatro RibeirasQuatro Ribeiras, Praia da VitóriaExcellent waterSurf
Natural pools on Terceira's north coast, set among solidified lava rocks shaped by the sea, with concrete access and a…
Prainha (Angra do Heroísmo)Sé, Angra do HeroísmoGood waterAccessible
A small urban sandy beach on the bay of Angra do Heroísmo, inside the UNESCO-listed historic centre and next to the…
Zona Balnear das Escaleiras (Terceira)Vila Nova, Praia da VitóriaExcellent water
A basalt rock natural pool in the parish of Vila Nova, on Terceira's north coast, next to a pebble beach surrounded by…
Zona Balnear da Baía do RefugoPorto Judeu, Angra do HeroísmoExcellent waterAccessible
In the parish of Porto Judeu, the Bay of Refugo was formed by lava flows from the Algar do Carvão volcano and was once…
Zona Balnear da Salga (Terceira)Vila de São Sebastião, Angra do HeroísmoExcellent water
A bathing area on Terceira's south coast, in the bay where the Battle of Salga was fought in 1581.
Zona Balnear dos Salgueiros (Terceira)Vila de São Sebastião, Angra do HeroísmoExcellent waterAccessible
A small bay with calm water in Vila de São Sebastião, once the main harbour of the old parish, named after the willow…
Praia dos SargentosSanta Cruz, Praia da VitóriaExcellent waterSurf
Sandy beach on the bay of Praia da Vitória, Terceira, just south of Praia Grande.
Praia da RivieraCabo da Praia, Praia da VitóriaExcellent waterSurfAccessible
A sandy beach in the parish of Cabo da Praia, in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, with open-sea bathing over a…
Praia Grande (Praia da Vitória)Santa Cruz, Praia da VitóriaExcellent waterSurfAccessible
A sandy beach on the bay of the town of Praia da Vitória, with more than half a kilometre of sand, described by…
Zona Balnear de Porto MartinsPorto Martins, Praia da VitóriaExcellent waterAccessible
A bathing area on Terceira's east coast, with a concrete platform, a natural pool and a small stretch of sand with…
Prainha (Praia da Vitória)Santa Cruz, Praia da VitóriaExcellent water
A sandy beach on the bay of Praia da Vitória, Terceira, in the parish of Santa Cruz, lying east of Praia Grande, from…

São Miguel 27 beaches

Ponta da FerrariaGinetes, Ponta DelgadaExcellent water
A rocky-coast bathing and thermal area within the Pico das Camarinhas – Ponta da Ferraria Natural Monument.
Praia dos MosteirosMosteiros, Ponta DelgadaExcellent waterSurf
A black-sand beach in the parish of Mosteiros, looking out to the small islets that rise from the sea just offshore.
Zona Balnear das Poças Sul dos MosteirosMosteiros, Ponta DelgadaExcellent waterSurf
Natural pools (poças) enclosed by basalt rocks in the parish of Mosteiros, on the west coast of São Miguel.
Poços de São Vicente Ferreira (Capelas)São Vicente Ferreira, Ponta DelgadaExcellent waterAccessible
A naturally fed sea pool enclosed by basalt rocks, with concrete access, next to an open-sea bathing area with a…
Piscina Natural das Portas do MarPonta DelgadaExcellent water
A platform and natural pool with concrete access in central Ponta Delgada, next to the Portas do Mar and the marina.
Zona Balnear do Forno da CalSão Roque, Ponta DelgadaExcellent water
A natural pool with concrete access and a direct connection to the sea, in the parish of São Roque, east of central…
Praia das MilíciasSão Roque, Ponta DelgadaExcellent waterSurfAccessible
A black volcanic-sand beach in the parish of São Roque (Rosto de Cão), Ponta Delgada, with a straight frontage of about…
Praia do PópuloLivramento, Ponta DelgadaExcellent waterSurf
An urban beach of black basaltic sand, known locally as Praia Pequena, in the parish of Livramento.
Zona Balnear das Calhetas (Ribeira Grande)Calhetas, Ribeira GrandeExcellent water
A bathing area in the parish of Calhetas, on São Miguel's north coast, with a small patch of sand leading to natural…
Piscinas Naturais da Lagoa (São Miguel)Rosário, LagoaExcellent waterAccessible
A municipal pool complex in the town of Lagoa, on the south coast of São Miguel, combining sea access among basalt…
Areal de Santa BárbaraRibeira Seca, Ribeira GrandeExcellent waterSurfAccessible
A long stretch of fine sand about 1 km in length, backed by a cliff that runs along it as far as Morro de Santana.
Praia do Monte VerdeConceição, Ribeira GrandeWebcamSurf
Dark-sand beach on São Miguel's north coast, just west of Ribeira Grande town centre and about 650 metres from the…
Zona Balnear das Poças da Ribeira GrandeRibeira GrandeExcellent waterWebcamSurfAccessible
A bathing area in the town of Ribeira Grande combining open-sea swimming over sand and basalt slabs with a pool…
Praia da Baixa d'AreiaÁgua de Pau, LagoaExcellent water
A small sandy beach sheltered between ravines, in the Caloura area, parish of Água de Pau, Lagoa municipality.
Zona Balnear da CalouraÁgua de Pau, LagoaExcellent water
A bathing area beside the small Caloura harbour, with a natural rock pool reached by concrete steps and open-sea…
Prainha de Água d'AltoÁgua d'Alto, Vila Franca do CampoExcellent waterAccessible
Small urban beach of fine sand, about 180 metres long, in Água de Alto parish on São Miguel's south coast, west of the…
Praia de Água d'AltoÁgua d'Alto, Vila Franca do CampoExcellent waterAccessible
A long beach of about 600 metres in the parish of Água d'Alto, one of the most popular in the municipality of Vila…
Praia dos Moinhos (Porto Formoso)Porto Formoso, Ribeira GrandeExcellent waterAccessible
A fine-sand beach in the parish of Porto Formoso, beside a cliff cut by basalt outcrops, with open-sea bathing over a…
Ilhéu de Vila Franca do CampoVila Franca do CampoSufficient water
An islet about 500 metres offshore, the remains of an ancient submarine volcanic cone whose crater, about 150 metres…
Praia do Corpo Santo (Vila Franca do Campo)Vila Franca do CampoExcellent water
A small urban beach of fine sand, about 180 m long, in the centre of Vila Franca do Campo, looking out to the Vila…
Praia da Vinha da AreiaRibeira Seca, Vila Franca do CampoExcellent waterAccessible
An urban beach of fine sand about 320 m long in Vila Franca do Campo, next to the marina and the water park, with an…
Piscinas Naturais das Calhetas da MaiaMaia, Ribeira GrandeExcellent water
Natural pools among rock formations in the parish of Maia, on São Miguel's north coast, next to a long, easily reached…
Praia da ViolaLomba da Maia, Ribeira Grande
Small beach of coarse dark sand and stones on São Miguel's north coast, between Lomba da Maia and Maia, tucked below a…
Praia do Fogo (Ribeira Quente)Ribeira Quente, PovoaçãoExcellent waterAccessible
A sandy beach with some pebbles, in a bay surrounded by green cliffs, in the parish of Ribeira Quente.
Praia da Ribeira dos PelamesPovoaçãoGood water
Small beach of fine sand with some pebbles in Povoação town, on São Miguel's south coast, west of Praia do Morro.
Praia do Morro (Povoação)PovoaçãoExcellent water
A sandy beach with some pebbles in the town of Povoação, on the south coast of São Miguel.
Portinho do Faial da TerraFaial da Terra, PovoaçãoExcellent water
A small bathing area at the foot of a cliff about 60 m high, at the south-western end of the Faial da Terra valley, on…

Santa Maria 4 beaches

Zona Balnear dos AnjosAnjos, Vila do PortoExcellent waterAccessible
A bathing area in Anjos Bay, on the north coast of Santa Maria, with a concrete platform and two seawater pools, one…
Praia Formosa (Santa Maria)Almagreira, Vila do PortoExcellent waterSurf
A beach about a kilometre long, with pale sand owing to calcareous particles, unusual in the Azores, clear water and a…
Baía de São Lourenço (Santa Maria)Santa Bárbara, Vila do PortoExcellent water
An amphitheatre-shaped bay on Santa Maria, its slopes covered in terraced vineyards protected by basalt walls…
Zona Balnear da Maia (Santa Maria)Maia (Santo Espírito), Vila do PortoExcellent water
A concrete platform and saltwater natural pool at Maia, in the parish of Santo Espírito, on the south-east coast of…

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Frequently asked questions

How many beaches are on the Azores beaches map?

The map shows 92 beaches in the Azores: all on the sea, across 9 islands. Every dot links to the beach page.

Which beaches in the Azores have excellent water quality?

85 of the 92 beaches were rated “Excellent” for the 2025 bathing season (European Environment Agency / APA). In total: 85 excellent, 2 good, 1 sufficient, 4 not classified. Use the “Excellent water” filter on the map.

Which Azores beaches have a webcam?

2 beaches have a live webcam within 1 km: Praia do Monte Verde, Zona Balnear das Poças da Ribeira Grande. They have a red ring on the map; tap the beach and open “Live webcam”.

Which Azores beaches are good for surfing?

13 beaches on the map are within 1.2 km of a spot in our surf guide: Praia da Fajã (Faial), Zona Balnear das Quatro Ribeiras, Praia dos Sargentos, Praia da Riviera, Praia Grande (Praia da Vitória), Praia dos Mosteiros, Zona Balnear das Poças Sul dos Mosteiros, Praia das Milícias, Praia do Pópulo, Areal de Santa Bárbara, Praia do Monte Verde, Zona Balnear das Poças da Ribeira Grande, Praia Formosa (Santa Maria). Check level and today's waves on Surf.

How do I check the sea today?

When the map opens, each sea beach gets wave height and water temperature from the Open-Meteo model (hourly, indicative). Switch “Colours: sea now” and dots turn green (up to 0.6 m), amber (up to 1.2 m) or red. Always check the flag and lifeguard cover on the beach.

Beaches: Portal Turismo Portugal database (active beaches on 2026-10-12). Water quality: official 2025 bathing-season classification (European Environment Agency / APA). Municipality: CAOP 2025. Webcams: cameras within 1 km of the beach. Sea conditions: Open-Meteo model, indicative — always check the flag and lifeguard cover.