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Praia da Velha

Setúbal, Portugal

Praia da Velha 5 photos

  • Barreiro Beach

    Barreiro Beach. Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Alburrica - Barreiro - Portugal

    Alburrica - Barreiro - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Alburrica - Barreiro - Portugal

    Alburrica - Barreiro - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Alburrica - Portugal

    Alburrica - Portugal. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • "Baixio"

    "Baixio". Paulo Valdivieso from Lisboa, Portugal, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:47 pm
8 am
4.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.2
24 km/h15 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
17°C63°F
Wind
42 km/hmph W
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
4.6Fair8 am43
4.5Fair9 am149
4.4Fair10 am1811
4.4Fair11 am2013
6.9Good12 pm1711
6.9Good1 pm159
7.0Great2 pm159
7.4Great3 pm1710
7.1Great4 pm2012
6.7Good5 pm2214
6.2Good6 pm2415
Sat
6.6Good8 am32
6.7Good9 am32
6.7Good10 am32
6.8Good11 am21
7.2Great12 pm53
7.4Great1 pm64
6.9Good2 pm74
8.0Great3 pm74
8.1Great4 pm85
7.8Great5 pm117
7.5Great6 pm149
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 mHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • 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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 840 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
600 m0.4 miRua Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miSeixal (city)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miAeroporto Humberto Delgado (LIS)

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 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 3 km/h2 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%