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Prainha

Faro, Portugal

Prainha 3 photos

  • Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz - Praia da Luz - Portugal

    Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz - Praia da Luz - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Luz. Portugal.

    Luz. Portugal.. Globetrotteur17... Ici, là-bas ou ailleurs... from La Rochelle, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Igreja de N. Sra. da Luz - Praia da Luz - Portugal

    Igreja de N. Sra. da Luz - Praia da Luz - 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
Now
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

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 NNW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
4.7FairNow53
4.9Fair9 am53
5.1Fair10 am43
5.4Fair11 am63
5.5Good12 pm75
5.7Good1 pm117
5.6Good2 pm159
7.6Great3 pm1711
7.8Great4 pm1811
7.5Great5 pm1912
7.0Great6 pm2113
Sat
6.6Good8 am74
6.8Good9 am64
7.1Great10 am64
7.6Great11 am32
7.9Great12 pm32
7.9Great1 pm85
8.0Great2 pm95
8.1Great3 pm85
8.0Great4 pm106
7.8Great5 pm1510
7.6Great6 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 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

  • Parking23 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m260 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink47 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
140 m440 ftIgreja Senhora da Luz
Nearest town
350 m0.2 miLuz (town)
Nearest airport
15 km9 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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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 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%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%