Praia Velha
Lisbon, Portugal
Today at a glance
Best: 12 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:48 pmNow
4.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 12 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C61°F
- Water
- 18°C64°F
- Wind
- 64 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 149 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 20%
- Sunset
- 6:48 pm
Today
4.2FairNow64
4.4Fair9 am149
4.5Fair10 am1610
5.8Good11 am1610
6.7Good12 pm149
7.0Great1 pm138
6.9Good2 pm149
7.4Great3 pm1610
7.0Great4 pm1912
6.6Good5 pm2113
6.3Good6 pm2113
Sat
6.7Good8 am64
6.7Good9 am63
6.8Good10 am53
7.1Great11 am42
7.5Great12 pm53
7.3Great1 pm74
7.1Great2 pm106
7.9Great3 pm85
7.8Great4 pm127
7.1Great5 pm1510
7.1Great6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
- High 1 am, 0.6 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
- Drinking water70 m230 ft away
- Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m440 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink39 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground140 m460 ft away
- Boat ramp230 m740 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 260 m840 ftR Costa Pinto (Mercado)
- Nearest town
- 230 m740 ftPaço de Arcos (town)
- Nearest airport
- 7 km4 miAeródromo Municipal de Cascais (CAT)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia de Paço de Arcos0.5 km0.3 mi south-west away7.4 Great tomorrow
- Giribita0.8 km0.5 mi north-east away7.4 Great tomorrow
- Fontainhas Beach1.1 km0.7 mi south-west away6.7 Good tomorrow
- Praia do Lagoal1.3 km0.8 mi north-east away7.4 Great tomorrow
- Praia de Caxias1.5 km0.9 mi north-east away7.4 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.
- Sat7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 8%
- Wed7.8 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
- Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%