Praia das Cascas
Faro, Portugal
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:43 pmNow
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
9.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
4 km/h2 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
- 15°C58°F
- Water
- 19°C66°F
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 64 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:43 pm
Today
5.3FairNow32
5.3Fair9 am32
5.6Good10 am21
5.9Good11 am42
6.1Good12 pm96
6.3Good1 pm128
6.4Good2 pm117
6.6Good3 pm117
6.9Good4 pm95
9.3Excellent5 pm64
9.3Excellent6 pm42
Sat
7.8Great8 am85
8.0Great9 am85
8.4Great10 am85
8.8Excellent11 am85
9.1Excellent12 pm96
9.3Excellent1 pm96
9.4Excellent2 pm74
9.4Excellent3 pm85
8.9Excellent4 pm127
9.1Excellent5 pm117
9.1Excellent6 pm106
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
- 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
- Restrooms290 m950 ft away
- Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m260 ft
- Playground390 m0.2 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.1 km1.9 miTavira (city)
- Nearest airport
- 33 km21 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)
Nearby places
- Xiri Beach ClubFood and drink80 m260 ft
- SalFood and drink240 m790 ft
- Ilha FormosaFood and drink310 m0.2 mi
- SunshineFood and drink330 m0.2 mi
- Pavilhão da IlhaFood and drink340 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Tavira island beach0.6 km0.4 mi north-west away9.1 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia das Quatro Águas0.7 km0.5 mi south-west away9.1 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia do Rato1.0 km0.6 mi north away9.1 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia do Forte da Barra1.4 km0.9 mi north-east away9.1 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia da Terra Estreita2.1 km1.3 mi south-west away9.1 Excellent tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.2 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
- Wed7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
- Thu8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%