Praia da Lota
Faro, Portugal
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:42 pm8 am
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
11 km/h7 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
- 14°C58°F
- Water
- 19°C66°F
- Wind
- 159 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 2616 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:42 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am74
5.3Fair9 am64
5.5Good10 am64
5.9Good11 am117
6.0Good12 pm138
6.1Good1 pm159
6.3Good2 pm149
6.6Good3 pm138
6.8Good4 pm128
9.6Excellent5 pm138
9.6Excellent6 pm117
Sat
7.8Great8 am117
7.8Great9 am117
8.2Great10 am117
8.5Excellent11 am149
9.1Excellent12 pm127
9.4Excellent1 pm106
9.6Excellent2 pm53
9.6Excellent3 pm21
9.3Excellent4 pm42
9.4Excellent5 pm85
9.2Excellent6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 6 am, -1.4 m5 ft
- 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
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m890 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 130 m430 ft
- Playground490 m0.3 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.4 km0.8 miAltura (village)
- Nearest airport
- 44 km27 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)
Nearby places
- Dona LotaFood and drink130 m430 ft
- Bar A CanoaFood and drink220 m710 ft
- Benji'sFood and drink400 m0.3 mi
- OásisFood and drink420 m0.3 mi
- Essência na Praia (Fechado)Regional600 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia das Primas0.7 km0.4 mi east away9.6 Excellent later
- Praia da Manta Rota1.0 km0.6 mi south-west away9.6 Excellent later
- Praia da Alagoa1.1 km0.7 mi east away9.6 Excellent later
- Praia Verdelago2.3 km1.4 mi east away9.6 Excellent later
- Praia Verde2.9 km1.8 mi east away9.6 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.
- Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.4 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 4%
- Wed7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
- Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%