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Praia da Carraca

Beja, Portugal

Praia da Carraca 5 photos

  • Litoral entre a Praia do Cavaleiro e o Cabo Sardão - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia do Cavaleiro e o Cabo Sardão - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre o Porto de Pesca da Lapa das Pombas e a Praia do Cavaleiro - Portugal

    Litoral entre o Porto de Pesca da Lapa das Pombas e a Praia do Cavaleiro - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre o Porto de Pesca da Lapa das Pombas e a Praia do Cavaleiro - Portugal

    Litoral entre o Porto de Pesca da Lapa das Pombas e a Praia do Cavaleiro - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Coast

    Coast. Paulo Valdivieso from Lisboa, Portugal, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Farol do Cabo Sardão 02

    Farol do Cabo Sardão 02. JotaCartas, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:47 pm
8 am
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
6.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C55°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
74 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
4.2Fair8 am74
4.2Fair9 am64
4.3Fair10 am53
4.6Fair11 am32
4.8Fair12 pm43
4.8Fair1 pm127
4.9Fair2 pm1610
6.5Good3 pm1811
6.4Good4 pm2012
6.1Good5 pm2214
5.9Good6 pm2213
Sat
5.9Good8 am74
6.1Good9 am53
6.2Good10 am64
6.3Good11 am64
6.7Good12 pm53
6.9Good1 pm117
6.6Good2 pm1711
6.0Good3 pm2012
5.6Good4 pm2213
6.8Good5 pm1610
6.4Good6 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -1.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.6 mLow 7 am, -1.4 m4 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -1.4 m4 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.6 m2 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.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m410 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
5.6 km3.5 miAlmograve (village)
Nearest airport
55 km34 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

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

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