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Praia dos Salgados

Faro, Portugal

Praia dos Salgados 1 photo

  • Praia dos Salgados - Galé

    Praia dos Salgados - Galé. Filipe Rocha,user:sacavem (pt) http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usu%C3%A1rio:Sacavem, CC BY-SA 2.5. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:46 pm
Now
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.2
14 km/h8 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
11°C51°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
42 km/hmph N
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:46 pm
Today
5.2FairNow42
5.2Fair9 am42
5.2Fair10 am32
5.7Good11 am21
6.0Good12 pm43
6.3Good1 pm75
6.5Good2 pm106
7.2Great3 pm106
8.4Great4 pm96
8.7Excellent5 pm117
9.2Excellent6 pm148
Sat
7.6Great8 am74
7.6Great9 am63
7.7Great10 am74
8.4Great11 am53
9.0Excellent12 pm11
9.3Excellent1 pm53
9.3Excellent2 pm106
9.3Excellent3 pm128
8.8Excellent4 pm138
9.0Excellent5 pm138
9.0Excellent6 pm117
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

  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miArmação de Pêra (town)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

Nearby places

  • Bar O LuisFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi
  • Os SalgadosFish
    400 m0.2 mi
  • Cafés ChristinaFood and drink
    630 m0.4 mi
  • BellavitaPortugies
    790 m0.5 mi
  • Praia da GaléFood and drink
    880 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia dos Salgados.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h3 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%