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Praia do Risco

Faro, Portugal

Praia do Risco 1 photo

  • Cliff top villa's above the Praia do Risco, close to Baleeira Point, west of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.

    Cliff top villa's above the Praia do Risco, close to Baleeira Point, west of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal.. 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

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
18°C65°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
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

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.7 mHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • 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 drink22 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi
  • Boat ramp270 m880 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
900 m0.6 mi
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miAlbufeira (city)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Nearby places

  • Castello di NorciaItalian
    470 m0.3 mi
  • Porto de AbrigoFish
    520 m0.3 mi
  • My CafeFood and drink
    610 m0.4 mi
  • Gate 4 CaféFood and drink
    610 m0.4 mi
  • 6º ParágrafoItalian
    610 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia do Risco.

Partner links

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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%