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Praia do Rato

Faro, Portugal

Praia do Rato 1 photo

  • O Forte de Santo Antônio de Tavira, também conhecido como Forte do Rato ou Forte da Ilha das Lebres, localiza-se a Leste do sítio das Quatro Águas, na foz do rio Gilão, junto à barra da cidade de Tavi

    O Forte de Santo Antônio de Tavira, também conhecido como Forte do Rato ou Forte da Ilha das Lebres, localiza-se a Leste do sítio das Quatro Águas, na foz do rio Gilão, junto à barra da cidade de Tavi. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:43 pm
8 am
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
9.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.3
4 km/h2 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
15°C58°F
Water
19°C67°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NW
Gusts
53 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:43 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am32
5.3FairNow32
5.6Good10 am21
5.9Good11 am42
6.1Good12 pm96
6.3Good1 pm128
6.4Good2 pm117
6.6Good3 pm117
6.9Good4 pm95
9.3Excellent5 pm64
9.3Excellent6 pm42
Sat
7.8Great8 am85
8.0Great9 am85
8.4Great10 am85
8.8Excellent11 am85
9.1Excellent12 pm96
9.3Excellent1 pm96
9.4Excellent2 pm74
9.4Excellent3 pm85
8.9Excellent4 pm127
9.1Excellent5 pm117
9.1Excellent6 pm106
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

  • Restrooms490 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water450 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m700 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink19 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 260 m850 ft
  • Playground150 m500 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miTavira (city)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Nearby places

  • 4 ÁguasFood and drink
    260 m850 ft
  • da PiscinaFood and drink
    280 m920 ft
  • SalinasRegional
    280 m920 ft
  • Põe-te na alhetaFood and drink
    440 m0.3 mi
  • D'gustaFood and drink
    460 m0.3 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.

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%