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Live beach cams in Portugal

7 beaches have a live cam in Portugal, ranked by today’s Beach Score. Open one to see the water next to its live conditions; the player loads only when you press play.

Updated 5:24 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 live cams right now

It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.

  1. Looking west along Praia da Balaia (east). This beach is located east of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.Live cam18.5Excellentlater

    Praia da Balaia

    Faro

    Dark there now. Best 4 pm later
    Air
    16°C60°F
    Water
    19°C65°F
    Wind
    9 km/h6 mph
    Waves
    0.2 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 1 pm, 8.9
  2. Albufeira-Strand-2Live cam28.5Excellentlater

    Praia do Túnel

    Faro

    Dark there now. Best 4 pm later
    Air
    16°C60°F
    Water
    19°C65°F
    Wind
    9 km/h6 mph
    Waves
    0.2 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 1 pm, 8.9
  3. Calheta Beach, A golden man-made sandy beach on the island. The sand was brought (mainly) from Morocco, but also from Figueira da Foz (Portugal)Live cam37.2Greatlater

    Calheta beach

    Calheta, Madeira

    Dark there now. Best 10 am later
    Air
    21°C69°F
    Water
    23°C73°F
    Wind
    9 km/h6 mph
    Waves
    1.9 m6 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 10 am, 8.5

Every beach with a live cam in Portugal

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7 beaches listed · 7 of 7 scored live

  1. Live camLooking west along Praia da Balaia (east). This beach is located east of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.
    8.5Excellentlater

    Flat water, light wind and 19°C65°F water.

    • Water19°C65°F
    • Air16°C60°F
    • Wind9 km/h6 mph
    • Waves0.2 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm later
    • Paid parking
  2. Live camAlbufeira-Strand-2
    8.5Excellentlater

    Flat water, light wind and 19°C65°F water.

    • Water19°C65°F
    • Air16°C60°F
    • Wind9 km/h6 mph
    • Waves0.2 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm later
    • Lifeguards
    • Free parking
  3. Live camCalheta Beach, A golden man-made sandy beach on the island. The sand was brought (mainly) from Morocco, but also from Figueira da Foz (Portugal)

    Calheta beach

    Calheta, Madeira

    7.2Greatlater

    1.9 m6 ft waves, light wind and 23°C73°F water.

    • Water23°C73°F
    • Air21°C69°F
    • Wind9 km/h6 mph
    • Waves1.9 m6 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 10 am to 8 pm later
    • Paid parking
  4. Live camMadeira 2019

    Praia da Alagoa

    Machico, Madeira

    6.2Goodlater

    1.4 m5 ft waves, light wind and 23°C73°F water.

    • Water23°C73°F
    • Air20°C68°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves1.4 m5 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 8 pm later
    • Free parking
  5. Live camPraia Formosa - Black Pebble Beach in February Sunshine

    Praia Formosa

    Funchal, Madeira

    6.1Goodlater

    1.1 m4 ft waves, light wind and 23°C74°F water.

    • Water23°C74°F
    • Air22°C71°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves1.1 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 6 pm to 8 pm later
    • Free parking
  6. Live camNazare North at sunset 2021 #4 (wide with beach)
    5.5Goodlater

    2.6 m8 ft waves, light wind and 16°C60°F water.

    • Water16°C60°F
    • Air16°C60°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves2.6 m8 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 1 pm to 2 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  7. Live camPraia dos Reis Magos - Funchal - Portugal

    Reis Magos

    Santa Cruz, Madeira

    5.3Fairlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.

    • Water23°C73°F
    • Air20°C69°F
    • Wind17 km/h10 mph
    • Waves1.0 m3 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 pm to 8 pm later
    • Paid parking
Map of Portugal beaches with live score pins

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Portugal by region

Every region we score, with its own read of today and its best beaches ranked. Filters above apply to the list, not to these.

Madeira

It is dark in Madeira: 1 of 4 scored beaches look good later. Water is 23°C73 to 74°F. Reis Magos is the calmest, with 17 km/h10 mph of wind and 1.0 m3 ft waves.

Dark now. 1 of 4 look good later

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.

  • Calheta Beach, A golden man-made sandy beach on the island. The sand was brought (mainly) from Morocco, but also from Figueira da Foz (Portugal)Live cam7.2Greatlater

    Calheta beach

    Calheta, Madeira

    Dark there now. Best 10 am later

  • Madeira 2019Live cam6.2Goodlater

    Praia da Alagoa

    Machico, Madeira

    Dark there now. Best 4 pm later

  • Praia Formosa - Black Pebble Beach in February SunshineLive cam6.1Goodlater

    Praia Formosa

    Funchal, Madeira

    Dark there now. Best 6 pm later

  • Praia dos Reis Magos - Funchal - PortugalLive cam5.3Fairlater

    Reis Magos

    Santa Cruz, Madeira

    Dark there now. Best 7 pm later

See all 4 beaches with a live cam in Madeira

Faro

It is dark in Faro: 2 of 2 scored beaches look good later. Water is 19°C65°F. Praia da Balaia is the calmest, with 9 km/h6 mph of wind and 0.2 m<1 ft waves.

Dark now. 2 of 2 look good later

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.

  • Looking west along Praia da Balaia (east). This beach is located east of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.Live cam8.5Excellentlater

    Praia da Balaia

    Faro

    Dark there now. Best 4 pm later

  • Albufeira-Strand-2Live cam8.5Excellentlater

    Praia do Túnel

    Faro

    Dark there now. Best 4 pm later

See all 2 beaches with a live cam in Faro

Live cams by region

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.

  • Calheta Beach, A golden man-made sandy beach on the island. The sand was brought (mainly) from Morocco, but also from Figueira da Foz (Portugal)7.2Greatlater

    Madeira

    Dark now. 1 of 4 look good later

    Best now: Calheta beach, 7.2 Great
  • Albufeira-Strand-28.5Excellentlater

    Faro

    Dark now. 2 of 2 look good later

    Best now: Praia do Túnel, 8.5 Excellent
  • Nazare North at sunset 2021 #4 (wide with beach)5.5Goodlater

    Leiria

    Dark now. 0 of 1 look good later

    Best now: Praia do Norte, 5.5 Good

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