Praia da Rocha Baixinha
Faro, Portugal
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
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
- 15°C58°F
- Water
- 19°C65°F
- Wind
- 53 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 95 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 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
- Low 7 am, -1.6 m5 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 Rocha Baixinha
Praia da Rocha Baixinha is a sandy beach located in Albufeira, Portugal. It covers an area of 33,534 square meters and is accessible to visitors. The beach is 567 meters long and has a nearby free parking area located 179 meters away.
Praia da Rocha Baixinha or Praia dos Tomates (meaning in Portuguese Low Rock Beach and Tomatoes Beach respectively) is a beach within the Municipality of Albufeira, in the Algarve, Portugal. The beach is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the town of Albufeira and is 31.7 kilometres (19.7 mi) west of the regions capital of Faro. In 2012 Praia da Rocha Baixinha was designated a blue Flag beach.
Praia da Rocha Baixinha is the beach at the eastern end of Falesia Beach (Praia da Falésia) and is close to the marina and resort of Vilamoura. The beach is split into two areas, Rocha Baixinha Oeste (East) and Rocha Baixinha-Leste (West). Both beaches have been awarded blue flags. Rocha Baixinha Oeste is next to the mouth of the Quarteira River and the resort of Vilamoura is on the other side. The beach is wide with fine golden sand and stretches away westwards towards Praia da Falésia.
Source: Praia da Rocha Baixinha on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m590 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 710 m0.4 mi
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miWater Sports
- Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 220 m710 ftRocha Baixinha
- Nearest town
- 3.6 km2.2 miQuarteira (city)
- Nearest airport
- 17 km11 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)
Nearby places
- Water SportsRental180 m590 ft
- Rocha Baixinha Beach RestaurantRegional710 m0.4 mi
- NoSoloÁguaFood and drink990 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Falesia Beach0.7 km0.4 mi west away8.7 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia da Falésia1.0 km0.6 mi east away8.7 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia da Falésia Alfamar1.5 km0.9 mi west away8.7 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia de Vilamoura2.4 km1.5 mi east away8.7 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia da Falésia Açoteias2.6 km1.6 mi west away8.7 Excellent tomorrow
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 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%