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Praia da Galé-Fontainhas

Setúbal, Portugal

Praia da Galé-Fontainhas 3 photos

  • Litoral entre a Praia da Galé-Fontainhas e a Praia do Pinheirinho - Portugal 🇵🇹

    Litoral entre a Praia da Galé-Fontainhas e a Praia do Pinheirinho - Portugal 🇵🇹. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Praia da Galé-Fontainhas - Portugal 🇵🇹

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

  • Praia da Galé-Fontainhas - Portugal 🇵🇹

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

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:46 pm
Now
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
7.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
32 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:46 pm
Today
4.7FairNow32
4.7Fair9 am32
5.0Fair10 am32
5.2Fair11 am138
5.3Fair12 pm1610
7.9Great1 pm1610
8.0Great2 pm1610
8.0Great3 pm1610
7.9Great4 pm1710
7.9Great5 pm1610
7.5Great6 pm1711
Sat
6.9Good8 am32
6.9Good9 am53
6.9Good10 am74
7.1Great11 am85
7.6Great12 pm95
8.0Great1 pm96
7.4Great2 pm117
8.3Great3 pm117
8.4Great4 pm95
8.0Great5 pm96
7.3Great6 pm85
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, 0.6 m. Low at 7 am, -1.6 mHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.6 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, 0.6 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

  • Restrooms460 m0.3 mi away
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m540 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
7.7 km4.8 miMelides (village)
Nearest airport
71 km44 miAeroporto Humberto Delgado (LIS)

Nearby places

  • Galé TaqueriaFood and drink
    170 m540 ft

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.

  • Sat8.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%