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Praia da Balaia

Faro, Portugal

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  • Looking west along Praia da Balaia (east). This beach is located east of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.

    Looking west along Praia da Balaia (east). This beach is located east of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.. Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2018-01-11 Praia da Balaia (Leste), Portugal (2)

    2018-01-11 Praia da Balaia (Leste), Portugal (2). Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2018-01-12 Cliffs above Praia da Balaia (Leste)

    2018-01-12 Cliffs above Praia da Balaia (Leste). Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2018-01-11 Wooden stairs down to Praia da Balaia (Leste), Portugal

    2018-01-11 Wooden stairs down to Praia da Balaia (Leste), Portugal. Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2017-12-19 Trees on cliff top above Praia da Balaia (east), Albufeira

    2017-12-19 Trees on cliff top above Praia da Balaia (east), Albufeira. Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm
8 am
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C62°F
Water
19°C65°F
Wind
63 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
5.4Fair8 am64
5.5GoodNow63
5.6Good10 am53
5.7Good11 am74
5.9Good12 pm85
6.1Good1 pm96
6.3Good2 pm106
6.2Good3 pm138
7.5Great4 pm138
8.4Great5 pm106
9.0Excellent6 pm74
Sat
7.8Great8 am64
7.6Great9 am74
8.0Great10 am74
8.3Great11 am43
8.7Excellent12 pm42
8.8Excellent1 pm75
8.8Excellent2 pm96
8.8Excellent3 pm106
8.3Great4 pm127
8.8Excellent5 pm117
8.6Excellent6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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, 0.7 m. Low at 7 am, -1.6 mHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 am, -1.6 m5 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • 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.

About Praia da Balaia

Praia da Balaia is a beach in Albufeira, Portugal. OpenStreetMap lists Praia de Santa Eulália, a nearby beach, 254 meters away. OpenStreetMap lists a bus stop 356 meters from the beach and a paid parking area with seven spaces within 350 meters.

From Wikipedia

Praia da Balaia is a small satellite beach at the eastern end of its larger neighbour, Praia Santa Eulália, on the Atlantic south coast of the Algarve. It is within the municipality of Albufeira and is 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the town of Albufeira and 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west of the coastal village of Olhos de Água.

Source: Praia da Balaia on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms380 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 240 m800 ft
  • Playground240 m800 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
360 m0.2 miSanta Eulalia (Est)
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miOlhos de Água (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Nearby places

  • o PescadorFood and drink
    390 m0.2 mi
  • RM RestauranteMediterranean
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Ricardo'sFood and drink
    490 m0.3 mi
  • A Varanda RestaurantFood and drink
    620 m0.4 mi

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

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 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%