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Praia de Quarteira

Faro, Portugal

Today’s timelapse
Quarteira › South-east: Quarteira Beach - Praia do Almargem - Atlantic Ocean

Praia de Quarteira 7 photos

  • Praia de Quarteira, Quarteira, 03 May 2016 (1)

    Praia de Quarteira, Quarteira, 03 May 2016 (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 Da Rosa Branca, Quarteira, 03 May 2016

    Praia Da Rosa Branca, Quarteira, 03 May 2016. 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

  • Looking west along the Praia de Quarteira in the town of Quarteira, Algarve, Portugal.

    Looking west along the Praia de Quarteira in the town of Quarteira, Algarve, Portugal.. 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

  • Litoral a leste da Quarteira - Portugal

    Litoral a leste da Quarteira - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Quarteira - Portugal

    Quarteira - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 17-05-2017 Farol de Quarteira Molhe Este

    17-05-2017 Farol de Quarteira Molhe Este. 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

  • Quarteira - Portugal

    Quarteira - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm
8 am
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
9.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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
13°C55°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
42 km/hmph N
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am42
5.3Fair9 am42
5.5Good10 am32
5.8Good11 am64
6.2Good12 pm85
6.5Good1 pm106
6.6Good2 pm127
6.7Good3 pm127
8.1Great4 pm117
9.4Excellent5 pm127
8.4Great6 pm106
Sat
7.8Great8 am64
7.8Great9 am63
8.3Great10 am43
8.8Excellent11 am32
9.2Excellent12 pm64
9.3Excellent1 pm95
9.3Excellent2 pm106
9.3Excellent3 pm106
8.7Excellent4 pm106
9.1Excellent5 pm96
8.8Excellent6 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

  • Restrooms470 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking44 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink66 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m670 ft
Nearest town
690 m0.4 miQuarteira (city)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

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.

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h3 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.7 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%