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Rio Alto Beach

Porto, Portugal

Rio Alto Beach 5 photos

  • Praia da Estela - Portugal 🇵🇹

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

  • Praia de Estela (2)

    Praia de Estela (2). Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia de Estela (6)

    Praia de Estela (6). Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Estela Beach (3)

    Estela Beach (3). Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Dunas Aguçadoura-Estela

    Dunas Aguçadoura-Estela. PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:42 pm
8 am
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
4.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
64 km/hmph N
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
2.5 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:42 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am64
4.9Fair9 am43
5.3Fair10 am32
5.6Good11 am74
5.1Fair12 pm95
4.7Fair1 pm117
5.0Fair2 pm128
5.1Fair3 pm149
5.7Good4 pm149
5.2Fair5 pm149
5.5Good6 pm127
Sat
4.0Fair8 am63
4.6Fair9 am53
4.1Fair10 am43
4.5Fair11 am32
4.3Fair12 pm21
4.2Fair1 pm75
4.2Fair2 pm75
4.8Fair3 pm74
4.2Fair4 pm64
5.3Fair5 pm42
4.0Fair6 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -1.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.7 m. High at 2 am, 0.6 mLow 7 am, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 2 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 7 am, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.6 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 28%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Rio Alto Beach

Rio Alto Beach is a beach in Porto, Portugal. It is 702 meters from Praia da Barranha. A bus stop is 796 meters away, and a town called Aguçadoura is 1,835 meters away.

From Wikipedia

Rio Alto Beach (Praia do Rio Alto in Portuguese, lit. "High River Beach"; sometimes known as Estela Beach) is a beach located in the outskirts of Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal.

The beach is located in the civil parish of Estela, the farming area of Póvoa de Vazim. It is regarded as the central focal point of naturism in northern Portugal despite not having official status; although a group attempted for the official status.

Source: Rio Alto Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m820 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 560 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
800 m0.5 miBarranha
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miAguçadoura (town)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miAeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro (OPO)

Nearby places

  • Retiro do CaçadorFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi

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

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