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Praia da Caldeira

Faro, Portugal

Praia da Caldeira 5 photos

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    Beaches of Lagos, Portugal during winter. Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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    Cidade e concelho de Lagos, Portugal MG 8859. Tibor Kovacs, CC BY 2.0. Source

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    Cidade e concelho de Lagos, Portugal MG 8894. Tibor Kovacs, CC BY 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:47 pm
Now
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
23 km/h14 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
15°C60°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
5.3FairNow53
5.3Fair9 am53
5.5Good10 am42
5.8Good11 am43
6.0Good12 pm53
6.2Good1 pm64
6.4Good2 pm85
8.4Great3 pm117
8.7Excellent4 pm1711
8.3Great5 pm2012
7.8Great6 pm2314
Sat
7.5Great8 am74
7.5Great9 am64
7.8Great10 am53
8.3Great11 am32
8.6Excellent12 pm32
8.7Excellent1 pm85
8.7Excellent2 pm85
8.8Excellent3 pm96
8.7Excellent4 pm127
8.8Excellent5 pm149
8.4Great6 pm1610
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 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms320 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers330 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water390 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m510 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink201 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground390 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceShingle

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
450 m0.3 miRossio da Trindade (Nascente)
Nearest town
900 m0.6 miLagos (city)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed7.2 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%