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Praia RF

Faro, Portugal

Praia RF 4 photos

  • Algarve, Portugal 2015 - Praia dos Tres Irmaos

    Algarve, Portugal 2015 - Praia dos Tres Irmaos. Freebird from Madrid, Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Alvor - Sandsteinbogen

    Alvor - Sandsteinbogen. Summerbrize, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Estacionamento de rochas

    Estacionamento de rochas. Aires Almeida from Portimão, Portugal, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Litoral entre a Praia do Alemão e a Prainha - Portugal

    Litoral entre a Praia do Alemão e a Prainha - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:47 pm
8 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
3 pm
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

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
14°C57°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
42 km/hmph N
Gusts
53 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am32
5.2Fair9 am42
5.3Fair10 am21
5.6Good11 am11
5.9Good12 pm21
6.1Good1 pm11
6.3Good2 pm21
8.0Great3 pm64
8.7Excellent4 pm138
9.0Excellent5 pm1510
8.6Excellent6 pm1610
Sat
7.6Great8 am43
7.6Great9 am32
7.7Great10 am32
8.4Great11 am11
8.8Excellent12 pm21
8.9Excellent1 pm74
9.0Excellent2 pm85
9.1Excellent3 pm106
8.8Excellent4 pm117
9.2Excellent5 pm117
8.9Excellent6 pm138
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 mHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m670 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi
  • Playground420 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
600 m0.4 miPrainha
Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miAlvor (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

Nearby places

  • CaniçoFood and drink
    460 m0.3 mi
  • Sol & SombraFood and drink
    570 m0.4 mi
  • O LuísMediterranean
    840 m0.5 mi
  • O CandeeiroFood and drink
    860 m0.5 mi
  • TrópicoFood and drink
    970 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.

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h3 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 2%