Praia do Vale Covo
Faro, Portugal
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:46 pm5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5.7
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
6.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6.2
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
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
- 13°C55°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 74 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:46 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- Parking15 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m390 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink28 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 250 m810 ft
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 700 m0.4 miEstrada do Farol
- Nearest town
- 1.1 km0.7 miCarvoeiro (town)
- Nearest airport
- 13 km8 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)
Nearby places
- Pimenta PretaFood and drink260 m850 ft
- Vimar GrillRegional430 m0.3 mi
- Martins KulinariumRegional430 m0.3 mi
- A RedeRegional440 m0.3 mi
- PrimaveraItalian450 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia de Vale Centianes0.4 km0.3 mi south-east away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia de Carvoeiro1.1 km0.7 mi west away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia do Paraíso1.4 km0.9 mi west away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia do Padre Vicente2.0 km1.3 mi west away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Praia da Cama da Vaca2.4 km1.5 mi west away5.2 Fair
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Praia do Vale Covo.
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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%