Praia da Prainha
Faro, Portugal
Today at a glance
Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:47 pm8 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
3 pm
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 53 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:47 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am32
5.2Fair9 am42
5.3Fair10 am21
5.6Good11 am11
5.9Good12 pm21
6.1Good1 pm11
6.3Good2 pm21
8.0Great3 pm64
8.7Excellent4 pm138
9.0Excellent5 pm1510
8.6Excellent6 pm1610
Sat
7.6Great8 am43
7.6Great9 am32
7.7Great10 am32
8.4Great11 am11
8.8Excellent12 pm21
8.9Excellent1 pm74
9.0Excellent2 pm85
9.1Excellent3 pm106
8.8Excellent4 pm117
9.2Excellent5 pm117
8.9Excellent6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch
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
- Restrooms430 m0.3 mi away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m160 ft
- Playground350 m0.2 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 470 m0.3 miPrainha
- Nearest town
- 1.8 km1.1 miAlvor (town)
- Nearest airport
- 3 km2 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)
Nearby places
- CaniçoFood and drink50 m160 ft
- Sol & SombraFood and drink160 m510 ft
- O LuísMediterranean430 m0.3 mi
- O CandeeiroFood and drink440 m0.3 mi
- TrópicoFood and drink550 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia dos Três Irmãos0.4 km0.2 mi north-west away8.6 Excellent later
- Praia RF0.4 km0.3 mi south-east away8.6 Excellent later
- Praia do Submarino0.7 km0.4 mi east away8.6 Excellent later
- Praia João de Arens1.0 km0.6 mi east away8.6 Excellent later
- Praia do Boião1.1 km0.7 mi east away8.6 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.
- Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.0 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h3 mph, rain 4%
- Wed7.4 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
- Thu7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 2%