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Praia da Rasca

Setúbal, Portugal

Praia da Rasca 2 photos

  • Praia de Albarquel - Portugal

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

  • Praia de Albarquel - Portugal

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

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:46 pm
8 am
5.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
64 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:46 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am43
5.3Fair9 am75
5.0Fair10 am1811
5.0Fair11 am2013
7.3Great12 pm1912
8.0Great1 pm1912
8.2Great2 pm1711
8.2Great3 pm1710
8.2Great4 pm1811
7.8Great5 pm2013
7.3Great6 pm2214
Sat
7.4Great8 am85
7.4Great9 am74
7.4Great10 am64
7.7Great11 am74
8.0Great12 pm96
8.4Great1 pm106
7.8Great2 pm96
8.7Excellent3 pm85
8.8Excellent4 pm64
8.6Excellent5 pm64
8.2Great6 pm75
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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, -1.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.6 mLow 7 am, -1.4 m4 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 7 am, -1.4 m4 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.6 m2 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms470 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers470 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water460 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m160 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m280 ft
  • Playground470 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
90 m310 ftRasca (Ecoparque)
Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miSetúbal (city)
Nearest airport
36 km22 miAeroporto Humberto Delgado (LIS)

Nearby places

  • Cais da GáveaFood and drink
    80 m280 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia da Rasca.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 4 km/h3 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 2%