Praia dos Moinhos
Ribeira Grande, Azores, Portugal
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:53 pm6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.0
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5.7
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
6.2
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
6.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 10 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 19°C66°F
- Water
- 22°C71°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph SSW
- Gusts
- 128 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, -1.0 m3 ft
- High 12 am, 0.3 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 60 m190 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms50 m180 ft away
- Showers50 m160 ft away
- Drinking water50 m150 ft away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m370 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 120 m380 ft
- Picnic tables380 m0.2 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.7 km1 miPorto Formoso (village)
- Nearest airport
- 98 km61 miAeroporto de Santa Maria (SMA)
Nearby places
- Maré CheiaFood and drink120 m380 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Porto de santa iria3.7 km2.3 mi west away7.7 Great later
- Calheta do Frade4.9 km3.0 mi east away6.8 Good later
- Viola Beach7.0 km4.4 mi east away6.8 Good later
- Monte Verde beach7.2 km4.5 mi west away8.1 Great later
- Praia do Monte Verde7.3 km4.5 mi west away8.1 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.
- Sat7.5 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 45%
- Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 37%
- Mon3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 81%
- Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 51%
- Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 65%
- Thu2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 84%