Portimão West Mole Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Portimão West Mole Lighthouse
The Portimão West Mole lighthouse is a cylindrical tower standing 7 meters tall, situated at the end of the western breakwater. It features red and white horizontal bands and emits a red flash every five seconds. The light is visible for 10.4 nautical miles, with its focal plane at 10 meters. Visitors can access the site, but the tower itself is closed to the public. This structure guides vessels into Portimão harbor, serving the local fishing fleet, pleasure craft, and larger ships.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for safe navigation into Portimão harbor, marking the western edge of the channel and preventing groundings on the breakwater.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 5s
- Focal Height
- 10m
- Geographic Range
- 10.4NM
Location
- City
- Portimão
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Faro
- Sea Region
- Portimão harbor entrance, marking the west mole.
- Latitude
- 37.1088°
- Longitude
- -8.5295°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Portimao(0.4 km)
- ARLHS No.
- POR-093
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
Structure: round bluntly conical tower with gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Portimão West Mole على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Portugal، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.