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Praia da Boca da Grota

Horta, Azores, Portugal

Praia da Boca da Grota 5 photos

  • Praia do Almoxarife, Horta, Faial, Açores

    Praia do Almoxarife, Horta, Faial, Açores. Inaki.alegria, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça - Praia de Almoxarife - Ilha do Faial - Portugal

    Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça - Praia de Almoxarife - Ilha do Faial - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça - Praia de Almoxarife - Ilha do Faial - Portugal

    Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça - Praia de Almoxarife - Ilha do Faial - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Praia do Almoxarife

    Praia do Almoxarife. Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • FAI Hor 20081228 PraiaAlmoxarife bridge

    FAI Hor 20081228 PraiaAlmoxarife bridge. Ruben JC Furtado, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:05 pm
9 am
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.8
6 km/h4 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°C64°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
32 km/hmph SW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
1%
Sunset
7:05 pm
Today
6.7Good9 am32
6.7Good10 am53
6.5Good11 am53
6.5Good12 pm53
6.2Good1 pm63
6.0Good2 pm74
5.7Good3 pm85
5.6Good4 pm85
6.5Good5 pm75
6.3Good6 pm75
6.8Good7 pm64
Sat
7.6Great9 am96
7.8Great10 am117
7.3Great11 am127
7.7Great12 pm138
6.6Good1 pm149
6.2Good2 pm1510
5.9Good3 pm1710
5.1Fair4 pm1912
4.8Fair5 pm2012
5.0Fair6 pm1912
5.8Good7 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 12 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.8 m. High at 12 am, 0.1 mHigh 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 6 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.1 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.

  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 61%
  • Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 80%
  • Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 61%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 80%
  • Thu2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 77%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Drinking water460 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m260 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 960 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables450 m0.3 mi away
  • Boat ramp420 m0.3 mi awayPorto de Pedro Miguel
  • Entry feeFree
  • SurfaceMixed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
590 m0.4 miRua Alberto Ávila de Vargas
Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miPedro Miguel (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miAeroporto da Horta (HOR)

Nearby places

  • O RochedoFood and drink
    960 m0.6 mi

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

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