Praia da Salema
Faro, Portugal
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:48 pm8 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
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°C58°F
- Water
- 18°C64°F
- Wind
- 63 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.2 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:48 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am53
4.8Fair9 am53
5.1Fair10 am43
5.4Fair11 am64
5.5Good12 pm85
5.6Good1 pm138
5.4Fair2 pm1711
7.3Great3 pm1912
7.6Great4 pm1912
7.4Great5 pm2012
6.9Good6 pm2113
Sat
6.6Good8 am74
6.8Good9 am63
7.1Great10 am64
7.5Great11 am53
7.9Great12 pm32
8.1Great1 pm85
8.1Great2 pm74
8.2Great3 pm64
7.9Great4 pm117
7.6Great5 pm1711
7.5Great6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 6 am, -1.4 m4 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
- Restrooms150 m510 ft away
- Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m200 ft
- Boat ramp70 m240 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 180 m600 ftSalema
- Nearest town
- 2 km1.3 miFigueira (village)
- Nearest airport
- 23 km14 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)
Nearby places
- Solecci SalemaFood and drink60 m200 ft
- Clube Recreativo Praia da SalemaFood and drink90 m280 ft
- AventuraFood and drink90 m290 ft
- Água na BocaFood and drink100 m310 ft
- AtabuaFood and drink100 m320 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Salema beach0.1 km0.1 mi west away7.3 Great later
- Praia Grodo Mexilhão1.1 km0.7 mi west away7.3 Great later
- Boca do Rio beach1.3 km0.8 mi east away7.3 Great later
- Praia Santa1.3 km0.8 mi west away7.3 Great later
- Figueira beach, Algarve1.6 km1.0 mi west away7.3 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.4 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue5.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 6%
- Wed6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
- Thu6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%