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French's Beach

Alagoas, Brazil

French's Beach 5 photos

  • Praia do Francês - AL

    Praia do Francês - AL. Alexsandro cavalcante ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fim de Tarde na Praia do Francês - AL

    Fim de Tarde na Praia do Francês - AL. Alexsandro cavalcante ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia do Francês

    Praia do Francês. Cleferson Comarela, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Praia em Alagoas - Francês

    Praia em Alagoas - Francês. Ahmed Zohair Anka, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • PRAIADOFRANCES

    PRAIADOFRANCES. Feephe, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:19 pm
5 am
3.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
6 am
4.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
3.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
9 am
4.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
6.9
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C76°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
74 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:19 pm
Today
3.8Poor5 am64
4.1Fair6 am85
3.9Poor7 am117
3.9Poor8 am138
4.2Fair9 am117
4.7Fair10 am128
5.4Fair11 am2012
5.4Fair12 pm2415
6.9Good1 pm2315
7.4Great2 pm2415
7.9Great3 pm2415
7.6Great4 pm2516
6.7Good5 pm2515
Sat
7.0Great5 am1912
6.4Good6 am1912
6.7Good7 am2012
6.9Good8 am2113
7.4Great9 am2214
7.1Great10 am2415
7.6Great11 am2314
8.2Great12 pm2012
8.6Excellent1 pm2113
8.6Excellent2 pm2113
8.6Excellent3 pm2013
8.7Excellent4 pm2012
8.6Excellent5 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.8 m. High at 1 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, 1.1 mLow 7 am, -0.8 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.8 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.1 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 620 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miPraia do Francês (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miAeroporto Internacional de Maceió - Zumbi dos Palmares (MCZ)

Nearby places

  • Atoatoa Beach Bar RestôFood and drink
    620 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 12%
  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 5 am to 9 amWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 19%
  • Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 5 am to 12 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 5 am to 5 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 39%