Praia do Farol
Faro, Portugal
Today’s timelapseToday at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:44 pm8 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
6 km/h4 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
- 13°C55°F
- Water
- 19°C66°F
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 74 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:44 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am53
5.3Fair9 am53
5.5Good10 am42
5.9Good11 am53
6.1Good12 pm53
6.4Good1 pm42
6.7Good2 pm53
6.6Good3 pm53
6.5Good4 pm85
8.5Excellent5 pm85
9.3Excellent6 pm64
Sat
7.7Great8 am43
7.7Great9 am53
8.2Great10 am32
9.0Excellent11 am11
9.3Excellent12 pm53
9.4Excellent1 pm53
9.4Excellent2 pm85
9.3Excellent3 pm96
8.8Excellent4 pm106
9.1Excellent5 pm96
8.9Excellent6 pm96
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
- Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5.7 km3.5 miOlhão (city)
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)
Nearby places
- Bar do TiagoFood and drink500 m0.3 mi
- MarAmaisFood and drink710 m0.4 mi
- Cais AquiFood and drink780 m0.5 mi
- Alambres BarFood and drink790 m0.5 mi
- Restaurante Espaço Associação Ilha do FarolSeafood840 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia do Farol (ria)0.5 km0.3 mi north-west away8.9 Excellent later
- Praia da Ilha Deserta2.5 km1.5 mi south-west away8.9 Excellent later
- Praia da Culatra5.2 km3.2 mi north-east away8.9 Excellent later
- Praia da Ilha da Barreta6.0 km3.7 mi west away9.1 Excellent later
- Praia da Armona-Ria6.9 km4.3 mi north-east away8.9 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 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.2 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h2 mph, rain 4%
- Wed7.6 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
- Thu7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%