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Praia Nova

Faro, Portugal

Praia Nova 8 photos

  • Praia Nova, Porches (2)

    Praia Nova, Porches (2). Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia Nova - Portugal

    Praia Nova - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The view of the small Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Rocha perched on the cliff top Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha with Praia Nova below the cliffs, near Porches, Algarve, Portugal.

    The view of the small Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Rocha perched on the cliff top Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha with Praia Nova below the cliffs, near Porches, Algarve, Portugal.. Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Looking west along Praia Nova, Porches, Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal.

    Looking west along Praia Nova, Porches, Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal.. Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 06-05-2017 Praia Nova (1)

    06-05-2017 Praia Nova (1). Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 06-05-2017 Praia Nova (2)

    06-05-2017 Praia Nova (2). Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 20-05-2017 Praia da Senhora da Rocha, Porches

    20-05-2017 Praia da Senhora da Rocha, Porches. Kolforn, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • 02-05-2017 Praia da Senhora da Rocha

    02-05-2017 Praia da Senhora da Rocha. Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:46 pm
8 am
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
12°C53°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
43 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:46 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am42
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 falling now. Low at 6 am, -1.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.7 mLow 6 am, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • 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.

About Praia Nova

Praia Nova is a sandy beach located in Faro, Portugal, covering an area of 11,459 square meters. The beach is 315 meters long and has a nearby town, Armação de Pêra, located 2,455 meters away.

From Wikipedia

Praia Nova (New Beach) is a small beach near Praia da Senhora da Rocha on the Atlantic coast of the civil parish/freguesia of Porches in the municipality/concelho of Lagoa (Algarve) in Portugal.

The beach is flanked by cliffs. At the east end is a promontory on which is the old Fort and Shrine of Our Lady of the Rock. A tunnel has been excavated through this promontory to link Praia Nova with Praia de Nossa Senhora da Rocha on the other side.

Source: Praia Nova on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms270 m900 ft away
  • Parking30 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.5 km1.5 miArmação de Pêra (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

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

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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%