Beach · Marinha Grande · Central Portugal

Praia de S. Pedro de Moel

São Pedro de Moel is a beach in the Marinha Grande municipality, reached through the centuries-old Leiria pine forest.

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São Pedro de Moel is a beach in the Marinha Grande municipality, reached through the centuries-old Leiria pine forest. The village was run by the National Forests administration until 1926, when it passed to the town council. Turismo de Portugal rates it as excellent for surfing and highlights its ocean pool and terraces serving fresh fish. The poet Afonso Lopes Vieira (1878–1946) wrote much of his work here, and his house is now a museum. The EuroVelo 1 cycle route links São Pedro de Moel with Praia da Vieira, and a MEO webcam shows the sea live.

Good for
  • surfing
  • cycling (EuroVelo 1)
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Type
Sea beach
Town
Marinha Grande
Region
Central Portugal
Water quality 2025
Excellent
Blue Flag
Yes, 2026
Coordinates
39.7557, -9.0325

Before you go

Bathing season
13 Jun – 13 Sep 2026
Lifeguards
Designated bathing beach with lifeguards during the season
Accessibility
Not on the 2026 Accessible Beach list
Parking
Free car park near the beach (OpenStreetMap)
Facilities
Toilets, showers and drinking water by the sand
Surf
Described by Turismo de Portugal as excellent for surfing

Good to know

  • The Afonso Lopes Vieira House-Museum is in the village, and Turismo de Portugal also suggests the Ponto Novo viewpoint.
  • By bike, EuroVelo 1 follows the whole Marinha Grande coastline and links São Pedro de Moel with Praia da Vieira.
  • Check conditions before you go on the São Pedro de Moel MEO webcam.
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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. Blue Flag 2026 awarded by ABAAE, the Blue Flag operator in Portugal (official list); check on site whether the flag is flying.