Praia de Calhau D'Areia
Vila Franca do Campo, Azores, Portugal
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:53 pm7.7
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C62°F
- Water
- 22°C71°F
- Wind
- 11 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 53 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.7 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 3%
- Sunset
- 6:53 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 6 am, -0.8 m3 ft
- High 12 pm, 0.3 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
- Showers20 m80 ft away
- Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m330 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m560 ft
- Picnic tables60 m180 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 190 m620 ft
- Nearest town
- 190 m620 ftRibeira das Taínhas (village)
- Nearest airport
- 86 km53 miAeroporto de Santa Maria (SMA)
Nearby places
- ResendesFood and drink170 m560 ft
- Água DoceFood and drink210 m680 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia da Vinha da Areia1.5 km0.9 mi west away7.9 Great later
- Praia do Corpo Santo2.5 km1.5 mi west away7.9 Great later
- Praia do Degredo4.0 km2.5 mi west away7.9 Great later
- Praia da Pedreira4.7 km2.9 mi west away7.9 Great later
- Praia da Amora5.3 km3.3 mi east away7.5 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 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 45%
- Sun7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 37%
- Mon3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 81%
- Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 51%
- Wed4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 65%
- Thu2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 84%