Check the Beach

Praia dos Tesos

Faro, Portugal

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:44 pm
Now
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.5
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

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

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
19°C65°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:44 pm
Today
5.4FairNow74
5.4Fair9 am74
5.5Good10 am64
5.8Good11 am75
5.9Good12 pm95
6.2Good1 pm96
6.4Good2 pm117
6.4Good3 pm128
6.8Good4 pm128
8.6Excellent5 pm1610
8.5Excellent6 pm1510
Sat
7.7Great8 am53
7.7Great9 am53
8.2Great10 am42
8.6Excellent11 am32
8.7Excellent12 pm63
8.8Excellent1 pm74
8.8Excellent2 pm96
8.9Excellent3 pm106
8.5Excellent4 pm106
8.8Excellent5 pm96
8.7Excellent6 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.

Facilities

  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 850 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miFaro (city)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miAeroporto Gago Coutinho (FAO)

Nearby places

  • O CasteloPortuguese
    850 m0.5 mi
  • Lab Sunset barFood and drink
    880 m0.5 mi
  • Taberna ModestoFood and drink
    890 m0.5 mi
  • Taberna SpotFood and drink
    910 m0.6 mi
  • CHECKinFood and drink
    910 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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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 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h3 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%