Check the Beach

Praia do Submarino

Faro, Portugal

Praia do Submarino 3 photos

  • east view of the Submarino Beach.

    east view of the Submarino Beach.. The Cosmonaut, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca. Source

  • west view of the Submarino Beach.

    west view of the Submarino Beach.. The Cosmonaut, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca. Source

  • Praia do Submarino, Portimao, Portugal.

    Praia do Submarino, Portimao, Portugal.. Jose A., CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:47 pm
Now
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
3 pm
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C56°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
5.2FairNow32
5.2Fair9 am42
5.3Fair10 am21
5.6Good11 am11
5.9Good12 pm21
6.1Good1 pm11
6.3Good2 pm21
8.0Great3 pm64
8.7Excellent4 pm138
9.0Excellent5 pm1510
8.6Excellent6 pm1610
Sat
7.6Great8 am43
7.6Great9 am32
7.7Great10 am32
8.4Great11 am11
8.8Excellent12 pm21
8.9Excellent1 pm74
9.0Excellent2 pm85
9.1Excellent3 pm106
8.8Excellent4 pm117
9.2Excellent5 pm117
8.9Excellent6 pm138
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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 700 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
610 m0.4 miPrainha
Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miAlvor (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

Nearby places

  • CaniçoFood and drink
    700 m0.4 mi
  • Sol & SombraFood and drink
    800 m0.5 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 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h3 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%