Praia de Vale Centianes

Faro, Portugal

Free parking

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:46 pm

8 am
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

10 am
5.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

11 am
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

12 pm
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

3 pm
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

4 pm
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

5 pm
8.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
8.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

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: 16°C61°F
Water: 18°C65°F
Wind: 75 km/hmph N
Gusts: 106 km/hmph
Waves: 0.2 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:46 pm

Today

5.4Fair8 am53

5.5Good9 am53

5.5Good10 am42

5.6Good11 am32

5.8Good12 pm32

5.9Good1 pm53

6.0Good2 pm85

8.1Great3 pm96

8.2Great4 pm96

8.8Excellent5 pm96

8.6Excellent6 pm1912

Sat

7.7Great8 am117

7.7Great9 am85

7.9Great10 am96

8.2Great11 am64

8.6Excellent12 pm32

8.6Excellent1 pm64

8.5Excellent2 pm117

8.6Excellent3 pm127

7.7Great4 pm149

8.1Great5 pm1610

8.7Excellent6 pm159

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 6 am, -1.4 m5 ft
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

Parking12 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Listed as free
Food and drink22 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 130 m440 ft
Picnic tables290 m960 ft away
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 470 m0.3 miVale Centianes
Nearest town: 1.5 km0.9 miCarvoeiro (town)
Nearest airport: 13 km8 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

Nearby places

O StopRegional
130 m440 ft
Pimenta PretaFood and drink
210 m700 ft
La Mona LisaItalian
220 m710 ft
Club 2000 Cocktail barFood and drink
440 m0.3 mi
Algarve 2000 Restaurant and BarFood and drink
450 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Praia do Vale Covo0.4 km0.3 mi north-west away
8.4 Great later
Praia de Carvoeiro1.5 km0.9 mi west away
8.4 Great later
Praia do Paraíso1.8 km1.1 mi west away
8.4 Great later
Praia do Carvalho2.2 km1.4 mi east away
8.4 Great later
Praia do Padre Vicente2.4 km1.5 mi west away
8.4 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia de Vale Centianes.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
Tue5.9 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 4%
Thu7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%