Praia dos Paradinha

Faro, Portugal

Free parking

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: 19°C65°F
Wind: 96 km/hmph NNW
Gusts: 1610 km/hmph
Waves: 0.2 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
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

Low 6 am, -1.4 m5 ft
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

Restrooms270 m890 ft away
Parking12 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Listed as free
Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 150 m500 ft
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 730 m0.5 miPraia San Rafael
Nearest town: 3 km1.9 miAlbufeira (city)
Nearest airport: 28 km17 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

Nearby places

Restaurante da Praia de São RafaelFood and drink
150 m500 ft
La Cantina del BorgoFood and drink
150 m510 ft
A SardinhaFood and drink
460 m0.3 mi
MariturItalian
680 m0.4 mi
Margem SulRegional
690 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Praia de São Rafael0.2 km0.1 mi east away
8.5 Excellent later
Praia dos Piratas0.2 km0.1 mi south-west away
8.5 Excellent later
Praia da Ponta Pequena0.3 km0.2 mi west away
8.5 Excellent later
Praia da Viga0.3 km0.2 mi east away
8.5 Excellent later
Praia do Ninho de Andorinha0.4 km0.3 mi west away
8.5 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia dos Paradinha.

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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%