Barranco das Belharucas Beach
Faro, Portugal
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 15°C60°F
- Water
- 19°C65°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 127 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:45 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 6 am, -1.4 m4 ft
- High 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
- High 1 am, 0.7 m2 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.
About Barranco das Belharucas Beach
Barranco das Belharucas Beach is located in Albufeira, Portugal, and is 211 meters from Praia do Barranco das Belharucas. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach, and there are 43 food options within 1 kilometer. The nearest town is Olhos de Água, 1,167 meters away, and free parking is available nearby with the closest option 393 meters from the beach.
Barranco das Belharucas Beach is a beach in the municipality of Albufeira, Portugal, between Olhos de Água and Açoteias. It begins the Falesia Beach that extends for 7 km to Vilamoura.
Source: Barranco das Belharucas Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 150 m500 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms170 m560 ft away
- Showers480 m0.3 mi away
- Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- Food and drink43 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m560 ft
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 830 m0.5 miAld. Açoteias
- Nearest town
- 1.2 km0.7 miOlhos de Água (village)
- Nearest airport
- 20 km12 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)
Nearby places
- O PescadorFish290 m960 ft
- Jardim ColonialBreakfast330 m0.2 mi
- Corda CaféRegional330 m0.2 mi
- PortulanoFood and drink360 m0.2 mi
- ZESTFood and drink370 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia do Barranco das Belharucas0.2 km0.1 mi west away8.3 Great later
- Praia da Falésia Açoteias0.9 km0.5 mi south-east away8.3 Great later
- Praia dos Olhos de Água1.1 km0.7 mi west away8.3 Great later
- Praia da Falésia Alfamar2.0 km1.2 mi east away8.3 Great later
- Praia Maria Luísa2.0 km1.3 mi west away8.5 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.0 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 4%
- Wed7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 3%
- Thu7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%