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Praia do Túnel

Faro, Portugal

Praia do Túnel 7 photos

  • Albufeira-Strand-2

    Albufeira-Strand-2. CTHOE, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Albufeira-Strand

    Albufeira-Strand. CTHOE, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Praia do Peneco - en Avril - Albufeira, Distrito de Faro, Portugal

    Praia do Peneco - en Avril - Albufeira, Distrito de Faro, Portugal. Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Albufeira-Strand-2 in April

    Albufeira-Strand-2 in April. Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Albufeira

    Albufeira. Patrick Nouhailler from Genève, Suisse, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Albufeira, Portugal

    Albufeira, Portugal. Rick McCharles from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Albufeira, Portugal

    Albufeira, Portugal. Rick McCharles from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm
Now
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

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Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
5.4FairNow64
5.5Good9 am63
5.6Good10 am53
5.7Good11 am74
5.9Good12 pm85
6.1Good1 pm96
6.3Good2 pm106
6.2Good3 pm138
7.5Great4 pm138
8.4Great5 pm106
9.0Excellent6 pm74
Sat
7.8Great8 am64
7.6Great9 am74
8.0Great10 am74
8.3Great11 am43
8.7Excellent12 pm42
8.8Excellent1 pm75
8.8Excellent2 pm96
8.8Excellent3 pm106
8.3Great4 pm127
8.8Excellent5 pm117
8.6Excellent6 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 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.

About Praia do Túnel

Praia do Túnel is a sandy beach located in Faro, Portugal. It is 356 meters long and covers an area of 26,652 square meters. The nearest town is Albufeira, 241 meters away, and there are 8 free parking areas within 500 meters.

From Wikipedia

Praia do Túnel is a beach on the Atlantic south coast of the Algarve, in the town of Albufeira which is within the Municipality of Albufeira, Portugal. The beach is also known as Praia do Peneco and is one of the two beaches which front the town of Albufeira with Praia do Túnel at the western end and Praia dos Pescadores lying to the eastern end of the towns seafront. The town and its beaches are located west 23.9 miles (38.5 km) by road of the regions capital of Faro.

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

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Restrooms250 m830 ft away
  • Showers370 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water370 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink70 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground100 m340 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
290 m940 ftCor Aguas
Nearest town
240 m790 ftAlbufeira (city)
Nearest airport
26 km16 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%