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Praia da Falésia

Faro, Portugal

Praia da Falésia 5 photos

  • Praia da Rocha Baixinha Nascente - Portugal

    Praia da Rocha Baixinha Nascente - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Praia da Rocha Baixinha - Portugal

    Praia da Rocha Baixinha - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Praia da Rocha Baixinha - Portugal

    Praia da Rocha Baixinha - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Praia da Rocha Baixinha Nascente - Portugal

    Praia da Rocha Baixinha Nascente - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Derelict well and irrigation system, Várzea de Quarteira, Albufeira, 04 October 2016 (1)

    Derelict well and irrigation system, Várzea de Quarteira, Albufeira, 04 October 2016 (1). Kolforn, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm
8 am
5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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
15°C59°F
Water
19°C65°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am53
5.3Fair9 am53
5.5Good10 am43
5.7Good11 am75
6.0Good12 pm96
6.3Good1 pm117
6.4Good2 pm127
6.6Good3 pm127
8.1Great4 pm117
8.8Excellent5 pm128
8.1Great6 pm117
Sat
7.7Great8 am64
7.7Great9 am64
8.1Great10 am53
8.5Excellent11 am42
8.8Excellent12 pm64
9.0Excellent1 pm85
9.0Excellent2 pm95
9.0Excellent3 pm106
8.4Great4 pm106
8.9Excellent5 pm96
8.7Excellent6 pm85
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 mHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • 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.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m200 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miQuarteira (city)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Nearby places

  • NoSoloÁguaFood and drink
    60 m200 ft
  • SORA Beach Bar - RestaurantFood and drink
    150 m500 ft
  • Bahia Al MarFood and drink
    270 m890 ft
  • Rocha Baixinha Beach RestaurantRegional
    290 m950 ft
  • Thai Beach ClubFood and drink
    460 m0.3 mi

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.

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 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%