- prozor
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- plima
- Any tide, though a higher tide gives more water over the sand and easier reach to the rock edges. Very gentle entry.
- zaklon
- The most sheltered water in Sagres: a wide E/SE-facing bay protected from the dominant NW wind and W swell. Often glassy, hence the snorkel, windsurf and SUP scene.
- uvjeti
- Diveable almost any calm day — clear water near the islets. Only the rare SE/S swell wrapping straight in spoils it.
- opasnost
- Water hazards are low — it's a family paddling beach. Real risks: boats and dive RIBs running to the islets and Baleeira harbour (fly a flagged buoy), and weever fish in the sand. Afternoon wind pushes you offshore.
- pristup
- Access and parking by the Martinhal resort east of town; gentle sandy walk-in from the beach. The Baleeira harbour mole is right next door — spearfishing is banned there (harbour entrance).
IMPORTANT: the Ilhotes do Martinhal are a marine reserve (Partial Protection I, no-take since 2011) — spearfishing is BANNED there; the beach itself is a bathing beach (200 m rule). Great for scouting/snorkel, but as a hunting spot it's essentially off-limits.
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