Praia das Milícias
Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
- Lifeguards
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:54 pm8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 22°C71°F
- Wind
- 64 km/hmph W
- Gusts
- 117 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 3%
- Sunset
- 6:54 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 6 am, -0.8 m3 ft
- High 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 6 pm, -0.9 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.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 30 m100 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms200 m660 ft away
- Showers140 m450 ft away
- Drinking water200 m650 ft away
- Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m470 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m260 ft
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 130 m420 ft
- Nearest town
- 770 m0.5 miRosto do Cão (São Roque) (village)
- Nearest airport
- 96 km60 miAeroporto de Santa Maria (SMA)
Nearby places
- Pé na areiaFood and drink80 m260 ft
- Pizzaria Ocean SidePizza140 m450 ft
- Blues BarFood and drink140 m470 ft
- P3 CaféFood and drink150 m480 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia do Pópulo0.5 km0.3 mi east away7.7 Great later
- Praia de Santana9.0 km5.6 mi north-east away8.1 Great later
- Areal de Santa Barbara9.9 km6.1 mi north-east away8.1 Great later
- Praia da Caloura10 km6.3 mi east away7.8 Great later
- Praia Baixa D' Areia10 km6.4 mi east away7.8 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.1 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 45%
- Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 37%
- Mon3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 81%
- Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 51%
- Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 65%
- Thu2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 84%