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Viola Beach

Ribeira Grande, Azores, Portugal

Viola Beach 3 photos

  • Praia da Viola, São Miguel Island

    Praia da Viola, São Miguel Island. cat_collector, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Praia da Viola, São Miguel Island, October, 2017

    Praia da Viola, São Miguel Island, October, 2017. Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia da Viola, São Miguel Island, October, 2017

    Praia da Viola, São Miguel Island, October, 2017. Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.6
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

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
53 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am74
5.3Fair9 am85
7.1Great10 am74
6.6Good11 am42
6.6Good12 pm11
5.6Good1 pm63
5.1Fair2 pm74
4.9Fair3 pm53
4.9Fair4 pm42
5.1Fair5 pm53
5.0Fair6 pm32
Sat
6.1Good8 am85
6.5Good9 am95
6.1Good10 am95
4.9Fair11 am85
4.6Fair12 pm85
4.8Fair1 pm117
5.1Fair2 pm117
5.2Fair3 pm117
5.9Good4 pm117
6.8Good5 pm138
7.2Great6 pm127
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, 0.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -1.0 m. High at 12 am, 0.3 mLow 6 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 6 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 12 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 72%
  • Tue4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 76%
  • Thu2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 80%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1 miLomba da Maia (village)
Nearest airport
98 km61 miAeroporto de Santa Maria (SMA)

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

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