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Praia dos Machados

Beja, Portugal

Praia dos Machados 5 photos

  • Dreaming of the perfect beach

    Dreaming of the perfect beach. Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia do Machado e a Praia da Amália - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia do Machado e a Praia da Amália - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia do Machado e a Praia da Amália - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia do Machado e a Praia da Amália - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia do Carvalhal e a Praia do Machado - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia do Carvalhal e a Praia do Machado - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia do Carvalhal e a Praia do Machado - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia do Carvalhal e a Praia do Machado - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. 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
4.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
6.7
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
5.8
24 km/h15 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
14°C57°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
74 km/hmph E
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
4.2Fair8 am74
4.2Fair9 am64
4.5Fair10 am42
4.8Fair11 am11
4.9Fair12 pm53
4.9Fair1 pm106
4.7Fair2 pm159
6.7Good3 pm1811
6.4Good4 pm2012
6.1Good5 pm2214
5.8Good6 pm2415
Sat
6.1Good8 am74
6.1Good9 am64
6.2Good10 am106
6.4Good11 am85
6.8Good12 pm85
7.2Great1 pm127
7.0Great2 pm1510
6.6Good3 pm1711
6.3Good4 pm2012
6.6Good5 pm1711
7.0Great6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.6 mHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • 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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 790 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.8 km2.4 miZambujeira do Mar (village)
Nearest airport
42 km26 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

Nearby places

  • Carvalhal Beach NatureFood and drink
    920 m0.6 mi

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

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