Meia Praia
Faro, Portugal
Today’s timelapseToday at a glance
Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:47 pmNow
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
8.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
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
- 12°C54°F
- Water
- 18°C64°F
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 74 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:47 pm
Today
5.2FairNow32
5.2Fair9 am32
5.3Fair10 am21
5.9Good11 am21
6.2Good12 pm64
6.4Good1 pm117
6.4Good2 pm149
8.1Great3 pm1610
8.9Excellent4 pm1711
8.7Excellent5 pm1811
8.2Great6 pm1912
Sat
7.6Great8 am53
7.6Great9 am53
7.8Great10 am43
8.6Excellent11 am32
9.0Excellent12 pm21
9.2Excellent1 pm74
9.3Excellent2 pm85
9.3Excellent3 pm74
9.1Excellent4 pm85
8.9Excellent5 pm159
8.6Excellent6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch
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
- Low 7 am, -1.6 m5 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.
Facilities
- Restrooms180 m590 ft away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m810 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 180 m580 ft
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 330 m0.2 miBairro 1º de Maio
- Nearest town
- 1.7 km1 miLagos (city)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)
Nearby places
- Gaivota BrancaFood and drink180 m580 ft
- Shades of GreyFood and drink250 m830 ft
- Quintal do PeixeFish320 m0.2 mi
- Restaurante AtlânticoFood and drink340 m0.2 mi
- BerlimFood and drink610 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia de São Roque0.9 km0.5 mi south-west away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia do Forte da Bandeira1.7 km1.0 mi south-west away8.6 Excellent tomorrow
- Batata beach1.7 km1.1 mi south-west away8.6 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia da Batata1.7 km1.1 mi south-west away8.6 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia dos Estudantes1.9 km1.2 mi south-west away8.6 Excellent tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.1 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h2 mph, rain 6%
- Wed7.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
- Thu7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%