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Praia das Primas

Faro, Portugal

Praia das Primas 5 photos

  • Litoral entre a Praia da Lota e a Praia de Altura ou de Alagoa - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia da Lota e a Praia de Altura ou de Alagoa - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia de Altura ou da Alagoa e a Praia da Lota - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia de Altura ou da Alagoa e a Praia da Lota - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia da Lota e a Praia de Altura ou de Alagoa - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia da Lota e a Praia de Altura ou de Alagoa - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia de Altura ou da Alagoa e a Praia Verde - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia de Altura ou da Alagoa e a Praia Verde - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Coast and beaches

    Coast and beaches. Jos Dielis, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:42 pm
8 am
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.6
11 km/h7 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
14°C58°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
95 km/hmph N
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:42 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am74
5.3Fair9 am64
5.5Good10 am64
5.9Good11 am117
6.0Good12 pm138
6.1Good1 pm159
6.3Good2 pm149
6.6Good3 pm138
6.8Good4 pm128
9.6Excellent5 pm138
9.6Excellent6 pm117
Sat
7.8Great8 am117
7.8Great9 am117
8.2Great10 am117
8.5Excellent11 am149
9.1Excellent12 pm127
9.4Excellent1 pm106
9.6Excellent2 pm53
9.6Excellent3 pm21
9.3Excellent4 pm42
9.4Excellent5 pm85
9.2Excellent6 pm85
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 mHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • 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

  • Restrooms350 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink38 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi
  • Playground440 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
580 m0.4 miAlagoa (Rota Mar)
Nearest town
760 m0.5 miAltura (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Nearby places

  • Restaurante PescadorFood and drink
    530 m0.3 mi
  • Cesar's BarFood and drink
    530 m0.3 mi
  • O CharcoFood and drink
    550 m0.3 mi
  • Restaurante das MarésFood and drink
    570 m0.4 mi
  • Cozinha tradicionalFood and drink
    590 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%