Praia da Oura
Faro, Portugal
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 Oura
Praia da Oura is a sandy beach located in Albufeira, Portugal. It spans an area of 25,220 square meters and is 832 meters long. The nearest town is Albufeira, 2,635 meters away, and the closest airport is Aeroporto Gago Coutinho, 24 kilometers away.
Praia da Oura is a blue flag beach within the Municipality of Albufeira, in the Algarve, Portugal. The beach is in the eastern district of Albufeira in the neighbourhood called Areias de São João (Saint John's Sands). Its flanked by Praia dos Aveiros to the west and Praia de Santa Eulália to the eastern side. The beach is approximately 900 metres (3,000 ft) in length and is 450 metres (1,480 ft) wide at low tide.
Source: Praia da Oura on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink102 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m160 ft
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 460 m0.3 miPedra dos Bicos
- Nearest town
- 2.6 km1.6 miAlbufeira (city)
- Nearest airport
- 24 km15 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)
Nearby places
- Beach CaffeFood and drink50 m160 ft
- Borda d' ÁguaInternational250 m810 ft
- VivaldosFood and drink320 m0.2 mi
- CuicasFood and drink360 m0.2 mi
- Sol CaffeFood and drink430 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia da Pedra dos Bicos0.4 km0.3 mi east away8.5 Excellent later
- Praia dos Aveiros0.8 km0.5 mi west away8.5 Excellent later
- Praia de Santa Eulália0.9 km0.6 mi east away8.5 Excellent later
- Praia da Balaia1.1 km0.7 mi east away8.5 Excellent later
- Praia dos Alemães1.3 km0.8 mi west away8.5 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Praia da Oura.
Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.
Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.
Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.
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%