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Praia da Ponta Pequena

Faro, Portugal

Praia da Ponta Pequena 3 photos

  • The view looking east across Praia da Ponta Pequena from the cliff tops within the neighbourhood Sesmarias west of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.

    The view looking east across Praia da Ponta Pequena from the cliff tops within the neighbourhood Sesmarias west of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.. Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • The view looking east across Praia da Ponta Pequena from the cliff tops within the neighbourhood Sesmarias west of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.

    The view looking east across Praia da Ponta Pequena from the cliff tops within the neighbourhood Sesmarias west of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.. Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • The view looking east across Praia da Ponta Pequena from the cliff tops within the neighbourhood Sesmarias west of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.

    The view looking east across Praia da Ponta Pequena from the cliff tops within the neighbourhood Sesmarias west of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.. Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm
8 am
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
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
19°C65°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am64
5.4Fair9 am64
5.5Good10 am64
5.6Good11 am74
5.8Good12 pm85
6.1Good1 pm95
6.3Good2 pm106
7.3Great3 pm106
8.8Excellent4 pm127
8.3Great5 pm117
8.5Excellent6 pm74
Sat
7.7Great8 am74
7.8Great9 am64
8.0Great10 am64
8.4Great11 am42
8.7Excellent12 pm32
8.9Excellent1 pm63
8.8Excellent2 pm127
8.8Excellent3 pm117
8.1Great4 pm117
8.4Great5 pm117
8.8Excellent6 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -1.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.7 mLow 6 am, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • 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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 290 m960 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
780 m0.5 miVila Rosal
Nearest town
3.3 km2.1 miAlbufeira (city)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

Nearby places

  • La Cantina del BorgoFood and drink
    290 m960 ft
  • Restaurante da Praia de São RafaelFood and drink
    450 m0.3 mi
  • Praia da CoelhaFood and drink
    740 m0.5 mi
  • A SardinhaFood and drink
    760 m0.5 mi
  • Coelha DoisFood and drink
    800 m0.5 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.

  • 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%