Praia da Ponta Grande
Faro, Portugal
- No lifeguards listed
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9.0
7 km/h4 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
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 128 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.
Facilities
- LifeguardNone listed
- Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 800 m0.5 miVila Rosal
- Nearest town
- 3.5 km2.2 miAlbufeira (city)
- Nearest airport
- 28 km17 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)
Nearby places
- La Cantina del BorgoFood and drink460 m0.3 mi
- Praia da CoelhaFood and drink550 m0.3 mi
- Restaurante da Praia de São RafaelFood and drink640 m0.4 mi
- O MarinheiroFood and drink800 m0.5 mi
- Vista MarFood and drink820 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia do Ninho de Andorinha0.1 km0.0 mi east away8.7 Excellent later
- Praia da Ponta Pequena0.2 km0.1 mi east away8.7 Excellent later
- Praia das Salamitras0.2 km0.1 mi west away8.7 Excellent later
- Praia dos Piratas0.3 km0.2 mi east away8.7 Excellent later
- Praia dos Paradinha0.5 km0.3 mi east away8.7 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.
- Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 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%