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Praia do Amado

Faro, Portugal

Today’s timelapse
Bordeira: Praia do Amado

Praia do Amado 8 photos

  • Amado Beach - cliff walk

    Amado Beach - cliff walk. muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Praia do Amado, Portimão

    Praia do Amado, Portimão. Marta Araújo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Amado Beach - rough seas

    Amado Beach - rough seas. muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Amado Beach - rough seas

    Amado Beach - rough seas. muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Surfer Beach - 66

    Surfer Beach - 66. Kyle Taylor from London, 84 Countries, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Praia do Amado

    Praia do Amado. Tiago J. G. Fernandes, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Looking south along Praia do Amado

    Looking south along Praia do Amado. Benutzer:Felix der Glückliche, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Praia do Amado - IV- http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praia_do_Amado - http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aljezur

    Praia do Amado - IV- http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praia_do_Amado - http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aljezur. Filipe Rocha,user:sacavem (pt) http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usu%C3%A1rio:Sacavem, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:48 pm
Now
4.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.7
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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°C60°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NE
Gusts
43 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:48 pm
Today
4.4FairNow21
4.5Fair9 am11
4.7Fair10 am10
5.0Fair11 am43
5.1Fair12 pm85
5.2Fair1 pm117
5.0Fair2 pm159
6.4Good3 pm1610
7.0Great4 pm1711
6.7Good5 pm1911
6.3Good6 pm1912
Sat
6.1Good8 am53
6.2Good9 am42
6.4Good10 am75
6.8Good11 am64
7.1Great12 pm64
7.4Great1 pm74
7.4Great2 pm127
7.3Great3 pm148
6.9Good4 pm159
6.8Good5 pm1610
7.1Great6 pm127
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, 0.6 m. Low at 7 am, -1.6 mHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 7 am, -1.6 m5 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 7 am, -1.6 m5 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

  • Restrooms190 m640 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 190 m630 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
2 km1.3 miCarrapateira (village)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

Nearby places

  • AmadobarFood and drink
    190 m630 ft
  • Amado Beach Bar SnacksFood and drink
    240 m800 ft
  • Sitio do FornoFood and drink
    900 m0.6 mi

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.

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 2%