Check the Beach

Praia de São Roque

Faro, Portugal

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:47 pm
8 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
8.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am32
5.2Fair9 am32
5.3Fair10 am21
5.9Good11 am21
6.2Good12 pm64
6.4Good1 pm117
6.4Good2 pm149
8.1Great3 pm1610
8.9Excellent4 pm1711
8.7Excellent5 pm1811
8.2Great6 pm1912
Sat
7.6Great8 am53
7.6Great9 am53
7.8Great10 am43
8.6Excellent11 am32
9.0Excellent12 pm21
9.2Excellent1 pm74
9.3Excellent2 pm85
9.3Excellent3 pm74
9.1Excellent4 pm85
8.9Excellent5 pm159
8.6Excellent6 pm149
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

  • Restrooms400 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m760 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink190 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground320 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
550 m0.3 miJardim das Dunas
Nearest town
820 m0.5 miLagos (city)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h2 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%