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Praia do Pau

Faro, Portugal

Praia do Pau 5 photos

  • 02-05-2017 Praia da Mesquita (1)

    02-05-2017 Praia da Mesquita (1). Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 02-05-2017 Praia da Mesquita (2)

    02-05-2017 Praia da Mesquita (2). Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia da Marinha e a Praia do Barranquinho - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia da Marinha e a Praia do Barranquinho - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia da Marinha e a Praia do Barranquinho - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia da Marinha e a Praia do Barranquinho - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia da Albandeira e a Praia do Barranquinho - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia da Albandeira e a Praia do Barranquinho - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:46 pm
Now
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.7
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.0
14 km/h9 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
12°C53°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:46 pm
Today
5.2FairNow42
5.2Fair9 am32
5.2Fair10 am21
5.7Good11 am00
6.0Good12 pm21
6.2Good1 pm11
6.4Good2 pm32
6.7Good3 pm85
8.5Excellent4 pm106
9.1Excellent5 pm149
9.0Excellent6 pm149
Sat
7.6Great8 am43
7.4Great9 am42
7.7Great10 am42
8.4Great11 am32
8.9Excellent12 pm11
9.2Excellent1 pm74
9.2Excellent2 pm96
9.2Excellent3 pm106
8.9Excellent4 pm128
9.2Excellent5 pm127
9.1Excellent6 pm127
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 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 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

  • Restrooms250 m820 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m900 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 110 m360 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
290 m940 ftBus 52 and 77 stop
Nearest town
4.1 km2.5 miPorches (town)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

Nearby places

  • O PirataFood and drink
    920 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h2 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 2%