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Praia da Viga

Faro, Portugal

Praia da Viga 5 photos

  • 2018-01-25 Breaking surf on Praia dos Arrifes, Albufeira (1)

    2018-01-25 Breaking surf on Praia dos Arrifes, Albufeira (1). 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

  • 2018-01-25 Breaking surf on Praia dos Arrifes, Albufeira (2)

    2018-01-25 Breaking surf on Praia dos Arrifes, Albufeira (2). 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

  • 2017-03-06 Hottentot-fig (Carpobrotus acinaciformis), Praia de Arrifes

    2017-03-06 Hottentot-fig (Carpobrotus acinaciformis), Praia de Arrifes. 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

  • 2017-04-07 Praia de São rafael, Albufeira (1)

    2017-04-07 Praia de São rafael, Albufeira (1). 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

  • Praia de Arrifes - Portugal

    Praia de Arrifes - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm
Now
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
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°C61°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
5.4FairNow64
5.5Good9 am63
5.6Good10 am53
5.7Good11 am74
5.9Good12 pm85
6.1Good1 pm96
6.3Good2 pm106
6.2Good3 pm138
7.5Great4 pm138
8.4Great5 pm106
9.0Excellent6 pm74
Sat
7.8Great8 am64
7.6Great9 am74
8.0Great10 am74
8.3Great11 am43
8.7Excellent12 pm42
8.8Excellent1 pm75
8.8Excellent2 pm96
8.8Excellent3 pm106
8.3Great4 pm127
8.8Excellent5 pm117
8.6Excellent6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.7 m. Low at 7 am, -1.6 mHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 am, -1.6 m5 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking11 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m210 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 150 m510 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
660 m0.4 miPraia San Rafael
Nearest town
2.7 km1.7 miAlbufeira (city)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Nearby places

  • A SardinhaFood and drink
    150 m510 ft
  • Restaurante da Praia de São RafaelFood and drink
    190 m620 ft
  • La Cantina del BorgoFood and drink
    420 m0.3 mi
  • MariturItalian
    570 m0.4 mi
  • City BarFood and drink
    700 m0.4 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.

  • Sat8.8 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%