Benagil
Faro, Portugal
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:46 pm5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C61°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:46 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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 Benagil
Benagil is a beach in Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal. It has a sandy surface and is 137 meters long. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby beach called Praia da Corredoura, located 381 meters away.
Benagil is a hamlet in Portugal, located in the civil parish of Lagoa and Carvoeiro, on the Atlantic coast of the municipality of Lagoa, in the Algarve region.
Up to the late 20th century, the village's economy was based on ocean fishing, but it developed into a tourist area with a widely used beach, Praia de Benagil. It has few inhabitants but in the summer many people come from abroad. The population is roughly 60. Benagil village and beach are located close to the internationally famous Marinha Beach.
Source: Benagil on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms70 m220 ft away
- Showers60 m200 ft away
- Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m540 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 70 m210 ft
- Boat ramp40 m130 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 350 m0.2 mi
- Nearest town
- 4.2 km2.6 miCarvoeiro (town)
- Nearest airport
- 16 km10 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)
Nearby places
- A LotaSandwich70 m210 ft
- Casa LamyFood and drink90 m290 ft
- Brisa do MarFood and drink140 m440 ft
- Casa Velha do PescadorSeafood150 m490 ft
- Dumar d‘BenagilFish150 m500 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia da Corredoura0.4 km0.2 mi east away8.4 Great later
- Praia do Carvalho0.5 km0.3 mi west away8.4 Great later
- Praia do Cão Raivoso0.7 km0.4 mi east away8.4 Great later
- Praia da Mesquita1.0 km0.6 mi east away8.4 Great later
- Praia da Marinha1.1 km0.7 mi east away8.4 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.
- Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Tue5.9 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
- Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 4%
- Thu7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%