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Praia Santa

Faro, Portugal

Praia Santa 5 photos

  • Praia da Salema Budens Portugal

    Praia da Salema Budens Portugal. Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia da Figueira(1) Budens Portugal

    Praia da Figueira(1) Budens Portugal. Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia da Figueira(2) Budens Portugal

    Praia da Figueira(2) Budens Portugal. Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia da Figueira - Portugal

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

  • Praia da Figueira - Portugal

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

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:48 pm
8 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
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
16°C60°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:48 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am53
4.8FairNow53
5.1Fair10 am43
5.4Fair11 am64
5.5Good12 pm85
5.6Good1 pm138
5.4Fair2 pm1711
7.3Great3 pm1912
7.6Great4 pm1912
7.4Great5 pm2012
6.9Good6 pm2113
Sat
6.6Good8 am74
6.8Good9 am63
7.1Great10 am64
7.5Great11 am53
7.9Great12 pm32
8.1Great1 pm85
8.1Great2 pm74
8.2Great3 pm64
7.9Great4 pm117
7.6Great5 pm1711
7.5Great6 pm159
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 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 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

  • Picnic tables250 m830 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miFigueira (village)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

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.

  • Sat8.2 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%