Praia do Barril
Faro, Portugal
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:43 pm8 am
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
9.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
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
- 15°C60°F
- Water
- 19°C66°F
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 96 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:43 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am32
5.3Fair9 am32
5.6Good10 am21
5.9Good11 am42
6.1Good12 pm96
6.3Good1 pm128
6.4Good2 pm117
6.6Good3 pm117
6.9Good4 pm95
9.3Excellent5 pm64
9.3Excellent6 pm42
Sat
7.8Great8 am85
8.0Great9 am85
8.4Great10 am85
8.8Excellent11 am85
9.1Excellent12 pm96
9.3Excellent1 pm96
9.4Excellent2 pm74
9.4Excellent3 pm85
8.9Excellent4 pm127
9.1Excellent5 pm117
9.1Excellent6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- Restrooms240 m800 ft away
- Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m550 ft
- Playground210 m680 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.8 km1.1 miSanta Luzia (town)
- Nearest airport
- 28 km17 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)
Nearby places
- Restaurante Museu do AtumFood and drink170 m550 ft
- Café BarrilFood and drink170 m560 ft
- Snack Bar ÂncoraFood and drink190 m630 ft
- Blue Beach BarFood and drink190 m630 ft
- Gelataria BarrilFood and drink220 m730 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia da Terra Estreita2.6 km1.6 mi north-east away9.3 Excellent later
- Praia das Quatro Águas3.9 km2.4 mi north-east away9.3 Excellent later
- Praia das Cascas4.7 km2.9 mi north-east away9.3 Excellent later
- Tavira island beach4.8 km3.0 mi north-east away9.3 Excellent later
- Praia do Homem Nú4.9 km3.0 mi south-west away9.3 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.2 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
- Wed7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
- Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%