Praia do Garrão
Faro, Portugal
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm8 am
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
9.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
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°C56°F
- Water
- 19°C66°F
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 85 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:45 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am42
5.3Fair9 am42
5.5Good10 am32
5.8Good11 am64
6.2Good12 pm85
6.5Good1 pm106
6.6Good2 pm127
6.7Good3 pm127
8.1Great4 pm117
9.4Excellent5 pm127
8.4Great6 pm106
Sat
7.8Great8 am64
7.8Great9 am63
8.3Great10 am43
8.8Excellent11 am32
9.2Excellent12 pm64
9.3Excellent1 pm95
9.3Excellent2 pm106
9.3Excellent3 pm106
8.7Excellent4 pm106
9.1Excellent5 pm96
8.8Excellent6 pm85
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
- Restrooms270 m870 ft away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m880 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 210 m670 ft
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5.4 km3.4 miQuarteira (city)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)
Nearby places
- Julia's Restaurant & BarFood and drink210 m670 ft
- Izzy'sFood and drink270 m900 ft
- António Tá CertoFood and drink350 m0.2 mi
- Eduardo'sFood and drink380 m0.2 mi
- Dunes Beach Bar & RestaurantFood and drink380 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia de Vale do Lobo1.4 km0.9 mi north-west away8.9 Excellent later
- Praia do Ancão1.7 km1.1 mi south-east away8.9 Excellent later
- Praia de Loulé Velho2.4 km1.5 mi north-west away8.9 Excellent later
- Praia da Lagoa3.1 km1.9 mi north-west away8.9 Excellent later
- Praia da Quinta do Lago3.2 km2.0 mi south-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.
- Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.2 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h3 mph, rain 4%
- Wed7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.7 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%