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Praia do Ancão

Faro, Portugal

Praia do Ancão 5 photos

  • Praia da Quinta do Lago

    Praia da Quinta do Lago. Eduard Marmet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Praia do Ancão - Portugal

    Praia do Ancão - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Praia do Ancão - Portugal

    Praia do Ancão - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Praia da Quinta do Lago - Portugal

    Praia da Quinta do Lago - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Praia da Quinta do Lago - Portugal

    Praia da Quinta do Lago - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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°C56°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
85 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 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 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

  • Restrooms220 m730 ft away
  • Showers220 m730 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m940 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 70 m220 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.1 km3.8 miAlmancil (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Nearby places

  • The Bold OctopusFood and drink
    70 m220 ft
  • 2 PassosFood and drink
    210 m690 ft
  • Ancão Beach ClubFood and drink
    760 m0.5 mi

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

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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%