Praia Grodo Mexilhão
Faro, Portugal
No photo of Praia Grodo Mexilhão yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:48 pm4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 15°C59°F
- Water
- 18°C64°F
- Wind
- 53 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 85 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.2 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:48 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
- Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 850 m0.5 mi
- Picnic tables480 m0.3 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 1 km0.6 miSalema
- Nearest town
- 1.5 km0.9 miFigueira (village)
- Nearest airport
- 24 km15 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)
Nearby places
- Em Lume BrandoInternational850 m0.5 mi
- O LourencoSeafood890 m0.6 mi
- Pastelaria SolmarFood and drink900 m0.6 mi
- AtlânticoPortuguese910 m0.6 mi
- The Spice CottageIndian910 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia Santa0.2 km0.1 mi west away7.9 Great tomorrow
- Figueira beach, Algarve0.5 km0.3 mi west away7.9 Great tomorrow
- Praia da Figueira0.5 km0.3 mi west away7.9 Great tomorrow
- Salema beach1.0 km0.6 mi north-east away7.9 Great tomorrow
- Praia da Foia do Carro1.1 km0.7 mi west away7.9 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.4 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue5.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 6%
- Wed6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
- Thu6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%