Praia do Inatel

Faro, Portugal

Lifeguards

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm

8 am
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

10 am
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

11 am
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

12 pm
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

3 pm
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

4 pm
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

6 pm
8.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 16°C60°F
Water: 19°C65°F
Wind: 96 km/hmph NNW
Gusts: 1610 km/hmph
Waves: 0.2 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:45 pm

Today

5.3Fair8 am64

5.4Fair9 am64

5.5Good10 am64

5.6Good11 am74

5.8Good12 pm85

6.1Good1 pm95

6.3Good2 pm106

7.3Great3 pm106

8.8Excellent4 pm127

8.3Great5 pm117

8.5Excellent6 pm74

Sat

7.7Great8 am74

7.8Great9 am64

8.0Great10 am64

8.4Great11 am42

8.7Excellent12 pm32

8.9Excellent1 pm63

8.8Excellent2 pm127

8.8Excellent3 pm117

8.1Great4 pm117

8.4Great5 pm117

8.8Excellent6 pm95

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 6 am, -1.4 m5 ft
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.

About Praia do Inatel

Praia do Inatel is a sandy beach located in Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal. It is 587 meters long and has drinking water available on site. The nearest town is Albufeira, 728 meters away, and the closest airport is Aeroporto Gago Coutinho, 26 kilometers away.

From Wikipedia

Praia do Inatel is a Blue flag beach located in the resort town of Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal. The beach lies to the east of Albufeira old town in the district of Bairro dos Pescadores (Neighborhood of the Fisherman),
and is dominated by the Albufeira Inatel Hotel which sit to the rear of the beach and from which the beach takes its name.

Source: Praia do Inatel on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
Restrooms430 m0.3 mi away
Showers430 m0.3 mi away
Drinking water330 m0.2 mi away
Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m810 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink87 within 1 km0.6 mi
Playground390 m0.2 mi away
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 130 m420 ftInatel
Nearest town: 730 m0.5 miAlbufeira (city)
Nearest airport: 26 km16 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Praia dos Pescadores0.5 km0.3 mi west away
8.5 Excellent later
Praia dos Alemães0.7 km0.4 mi east away
8.5 Excellent later
Praia do Túnel0.8 km0.5 mi west away
8.5 Excellent later
Praia dos Aveiros1.2 km0.8 mi east away
8.5 Excellent later
Praia da Baleeira1.6 km1.0 mi west away
8.5 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.

Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Tue6.0 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
Wed6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
Thu7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%