Check the Beach

Praia do Canavial

Faro, Portugal

Praia do Canavial 1 photo

  • <a href=" http://loc.alize.us/#/flickr:1622890500 ">See where this picture was taken.</a> <a href=" https://www.flickr.com/groups/geotagging/discuss/72157594165549916/ ">[?]</a>

    <a href=" http://loc.alize.us/#/flickr:1622890500 ">See where this picture was taken.</a> <a href=" https://www.flickr.com/groups/geotagging/discuss/72157594165549916/ ">[?]</a>. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:47 pm
8 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am53
5.3FairNow53
5.5Good10 am42
5.8Good11 am43
6.0Good12 pm53
6.2Good1 pm64
6.4Good2 pm85
8.4Great3 pm117
8.7Excellent4 pm1711
8.3Great5 pm2012
7.8Great6 pm2314
Sat
7.5Great8 am74
7.5Great9 am64
7.8Great10 am53
8.3Great11 am32
8.6Excellent12 pm32
8.7Excellent1 pm85
8.7Excellent2 pm85
8.8Excellent3 pm96
8.7Excellent4 pm127
8.8Excellent5 pm149
8.4Great6 pm1610
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 m. Low at 7 am, -1.6 mHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 am, -1.6 m5 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.7 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 750 m0.5 mi
  • Playground350 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
520 m0.3 miPorto de Mós/Casa Velha
Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miLagos (city)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

Nearby places

  • CampimarFood and drink
    750 m0.5 mi
  • Monte Mar LagosFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi

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 Canavial.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%