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Praia do Vau

Faro, Portugal

Praia do Vau 1 photo

  • Praias do Vau e do Alemão

    Praias do Vau e do Alemão. Aires Almeida from Portimão, Portugal, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:46 pm
8 am
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.7
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. 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
Today
5.2Fair8 am42
5.2FairNow32
5.2Fair10 am21
5.7Good11 am00
6.0Good12 pm21
6.3Good1 pm11
6.4Good2 pm32
6.7Good3 pm85
8.5Excellent4 pm106
9.1Excellent5 pm149
9.0Excellent6 pm149
Sat
7.6Great8 am43
7.4Great9 am42
7.8Great10 am42
8.4Great11 am32
9.0Excellent12 pm11
9.2Excellent1 pm74
9.2Excellent2 pm96
9.3Excellent3 pm106
8.9Excellent4 pm128
9.2Excellent5 pm127
9.1Excellent6 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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.

The days ahead

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

  • 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%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Parking16 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m340 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m680 ftPraia do Vau
Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miPortimão (city)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

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

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