Praia do Canal
Faro, Portugal
- Free parking
No photo of Praia do Canal yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:48 pm4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 17°C63°F
- Wind
- 53 km/hmph E
- Gusts
- 95 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.9 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:48 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun6.8 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 5%
- Wed5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
- Thu6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 4%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Praia do Canal
Praia do Canal is a beach in Aljezur, Portugal, covering an area of 6,807 square meters. The beach is 474 meters long and has free parking available within 180 meters. It is located 7,170 meters from the town of Aljezur and 28 kilometers from the nearest airport, Aeródromo Municipal de Portimão.
Praia do Canal is a beach within the Municipality of Aljezur, in the Algarve, Portugal. The beach is on the western Seaboard in the north west of the Algarve. The beach is 6.7 miles (10.8 km) south west of the village of Aljezur, and is 65.6 miles (105.6 km) north west, by road, from the regions capital of Faro. The beach of Praia do Canal is inside the Vicentine Coast Natural Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Source: Praia do Canal on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m590 ft. Listed as free
- SurfaceShingle
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 7.2 km4.5 miAljezur (town)
- Nearest airport
- 28 km17 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia da Pedra da Agulha0.8 km0.5 mi north away6.4 Good tomorrow
- Praia do Penedo1.9 km1.2 mi south away6.4 Good tomorrow
- Praia da Arrifana2.6 km1.6 mi north away6.4 Good tomorrow
- Praia de Vale Figueira3.1 km1.9 mi south away6.4 Good tomorrow
- Praia do Medo da Fonte Santa6.2 km3.8 mi north away6.3 Good tomorrow