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Praia do Cabeço

Faro, Portugal

Praia do Cabeço 4 photos

  • Praia Verde (Portugal)

    Praia Verde (Portugal). Jose A., CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Praia Verde (Portugal)

    Praia Verde (Portugal). Jose A., CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia Verde e a Praia do Cabeço - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia Verde e a Praia do Cabeço - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia Verde e a Praia do Cabeço - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia Verde e a Praia do Cabeço - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:42 pm
Now
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.6
11 km/h7 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
14°C58°F
Water
20°C68°F
Wind
74 km/hmph N
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:42 pm
Today
5.4FairNow74
5.4Fair9 am74
5.6Good10 am85
5.8Good11 am117
6.0Good12 pm138
6.1Good1 pm159
6.4Good2 pm149
6.6Good3 pm138
6.8Good4 pm128
9.6Excellent5 pm138
9.6Excellent6 pm117
Sat
7.8Great8 am117
7.8Great9 am127
8.1Great10 am138
8.5Excellent11 am149
9.0Excellent12 pm117
9.4Excellent1 pm85
9.6Excellent2 pm32
9.6Excellent3 pm21
9.3Excellent4 pm74
9.4Excellent5 pm85
9.2Excellent6 pm106
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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m780 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 120 m400 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
980 m0.6 mi
Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miMonte Gordo (town)
Nearest airport
48 km30 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Nearby places

  • Sombra e Água FrescaFood and drink
    120 m400 ft
  • Sem Espinhas NaturaSandwich
    200 m640 ft
  • Sem EspinhasFood and drink
    280 m900 ft
  • Pastelaria Real PãoFood and drink
    840 m0.5 mi
  • Pezinhos na AreiaSeafood
    940 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.

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%