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Praia dos Mosteiros

Praia dos Mosteiros is in the parish of Mosteiros, in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel. It is a black-sand beach.

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Beach guide

Praia dos Mosteiros is in the parish of Mosteiros, in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel. It is a black-sand beach. According to the official bathing-water profile, bathing is in open sea over sand and some rounded pebbles, with high exposure to the ocean, and the average water temperature is 22 °C. It is lifeguarded during the bathing season, which in 2026 ran from 15 June to 13 September. By the sand there is free parking, toilets, showers and a changing room. The parish has a second official bathing area, Poças Sul dos Mosteiros.

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Type
Sea beach
Town
Mosteiros (Ponta Delgada)
Region
Azores
Water quality 2025
Excellent
Coordinates
37.8878, -25.8242

Before you go

Bathing season
15 Jun – 13 Sep 2026, lifeguarded
Parking
Free car parks next to the beach
Sea
Open sea, highly exposed; sandy bottom with some rounded pebbles
The beach
Black sand
Facilities
Toilets, showers and a changing room by the beach

Good to know

  • Take extra care when there is a swell: bathing here is in open sea with high exposure, according to the official bathing-water profile.
  • For official bathing-water information, check the Azores Government portal (aguasbalneares.azores.gov.pt) or the Ponta Delgada harbour master (296 205 240).
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Every fact above was confirmed in these sources (Portuguese Environment Agency, local councils, the Blue Flag operator, transport operators and others). Rules, timetables and seasons change: check locally.

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Water quality: official 2025 bathing-season classification (European Environment Agency / APA). Editorial description by Portal Turismo Portugal. Before you go, check lifeguard cover, the flag and access, especially outside the bathing season.