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Escaleiras

Praia da Vitória, Azores, Portugal

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:59 pm
9 am
6.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
10 km/hmph SW
Gusts
32 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:59 pm
Today
6.0Good9 am32
6.7Good10 am21
6.2Good11 am21
6.2Good12 pm21
6.1Good1 pm21
5.8Good2 pm42
5.6Good3 pm42
5.4Fair4 pm53
5.9Good5 pm53
6.7Good6 pm42
Sat
5.9Good9 am53
7.0Great10 am42
7.8Great11 am42
7.4Great12 pm64
7.0Great1 pm85
6.5Good2 pm74
6.1Good3 pm75
6.1Good4 pm75
6.4Good5 pm74
6.4Good6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.8 m. High at 12 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 6 pm, -1.0 m. High at 12 am, 0.2 mLow 6 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 6 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft

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

The days ahead

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

  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 81%
  • Thu2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 79%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms80 m250 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 70 m240 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
730 m0.5 mi
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miVila Nova (village)
Nearest airport
140 km87 miAeroporto da Horta (HOR)

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

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