Praia de Monte Gordo

Faro, Portugal

Lifeguards
Free parking

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:42 pm

8 am
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

10 am
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

11 am
5.8
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
6.4
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: 20°C68°F
Wind: 96 km/hmph N
Gusts: 1711 km/hmph
Waves: 0.3 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:42 pm

Today

5.4Fair8 am74

5.4Fair9 am74

5.6Good10 am85

5.8Good11 am117

6.0Good12 pm138

6.1Good1 pm159

6.4Good2 pm149

6.6Good3 pm138

6.8Good4 pm128

9.6Excellent5 pm138

9.6Excellent6 pm117

Sat

7.8Great8 am117

7.8Great9 am127

8.1Great10 am138

8.5Excellent11 am149

9.0Excellent12 pm117

9.4Excellent1 pm85

9.6Excellent2 pm32

9.6Excellent3 pm21

9.3Excellent4 pm74

9.4Excellent5 pm85

9.2Excellent6 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, 0.6 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

LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
Restrooms70 m230 ft away
Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m760 ft. Listed as free
Food and drink67 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m250 ft
Playground350 m0.2 mi away
Rentals3 within 500 m0.3 miTurfortes
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 330 m0.2 mi
Nearest town: 690 m0.4 miMonte Gordo (town)
Nearest airport: 50 km31 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Nearby places

Taberna MotaFood and drink
80 m250 ft
TurfortesRental
290 m950 ft
Ruiz BikeRental
320 m0.2 mi
Angela Rent A BikeRental
490 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Monte Gordo0.0 km0.0 mi west away
9.6 Excellent later
Praia Adão e Eva1.6 km1.0 mi west away
9.6 Excellent later
Praia do Cabeço1.9 km1.2 mi west away
9.6 Excellent later
Praia Verde2.7 km1.7 mi west away
9.6 Excellent later
Praia de Santo António2.8 km1.7 mi east away
9.6 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia de Monte Gordo.

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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 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Tue6.4 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
Wed7.7 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%