Praia da Coelha
Faro, Portugal
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
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
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 95 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 1610 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:45 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 Praia da Coelha
Praia da Coelha is a beach in Albufeira, Faro, Portugal, located near the Sesmarias resort. The beach is 169 meters long and has a sandy surface. It is 282 meters from the nearest toilets and 727 meters from the closest bus stop.
Praia da Coelha (English: Rabbit Beach) is a beach close to the village resort of Sesmarias which is within the Municipality of Albufeira, in the Algarve, Portugal. This beach is located 3.9 miles (6.3 km) by road to the west of Albufeira old town centre and is 31.5 miles (50.7 km) west of the region's capital, Faro. This beach is one of 69e blue flag beaches (2012) in the Algarve
Source: Praia da Coelha on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms280 m930 ft away
- Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m130 ft
- Playground240 m790 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 730 m0.5 miCast.Evaristo
- Nearest town
- 4 km2.5 miAlbufeira (city)
- Nearest airport
- 27 km17 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)
Nearby places
- Praia da CoelhaFood and drink40 m130 ft
- Bar Vista MarFood and drink300 m970 ft
- Vista MarFood and drink300 m970 ft
- O Pic NicRegional420 m0.3 mi
- Torre VehlaRegional490 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia da Maré das Porcas0.2 km0.1 mi west away8.5 Excellent later
- Praia da Fraternidade0.2 km0.2 mi west away8.5 Excellent later
- Praia das Salamitras0.4 km0.2 mi east away8.5 Excellent later
- Praia do Castelo0.4 km0.3 mi west away8.5 Excellent later
- Praia da Ponta Grande0.6 km0.4 mi east 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.
- Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.0 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
- Wed6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
- Thu7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%