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Praia do Barranco das Belharucas

Faro, Portugal

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  • Praia do Barranco das Belharucas - Portugal

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

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Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm
8 am
5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C60°F
Water
19°C65°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am53
5.3Fair9 am53
5.5Good10 am43
5.7Good11 am75
6.0Good12 pm96
6.3Good1 pm117
6.4Good2 pm127
6.6Good3 pm127
8.1Great4 pm117
8.8Excellent5 pm128
8.1Great6 pm117
Sat
7.7Great8 am64
7.7Great9 am64
8.1Great10 am53
8.5Excellent11 am42
8.8Excellent12 pm64
9.0Excellent1 pm85
9.0Excellent2 pm95
9.0Excellent3 pm106
8.4Great4 pm106
8.9Excellent5 pm96
8.7Excellent6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -1.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.7 mLow 6 am, -1.4 m4 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 6 am, -1.4 m4 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

  • LifeguardStation 60 m200 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms60 m190 ft away
  • Showers270 m870 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m860 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink53 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m200 ft
  • Picnic tables310 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground440 m0.3 mi away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
830 m0.5 miCanas
Nearest town
960 m0.6 miOlhos de Água (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Nearby places

  • O GolfinhoFood and drink
    270 m880 ft
  • O PescadorFish
    280 m910 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia do Barranco das Belharucas.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%