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Praia do Castelo

Setúbal, Portugal

Praia do Castelo 3 photos

  • Praia do Castelo - Costa da Caparica - Portugal 🇵🇹

    Praia do Castelo - Costa da Caparica - Portugal 🇵🇹. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia do Castelo - Costa da Caparica - Portugal 🇵🇹

    Praia do Castelo - Costa da Caparica - Portugal 🇵🇹. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia do Castelo - Costa da Caparica - Portugal 🇵🇹

    Praia do Castelo - Costa da Caparica - Portugal 🇵🇹. Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:48 pm
Now
4.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
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

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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m770 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m270 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
530 m0.3 miEstrada Florestal da Fonte da Telha (Praia do Castelo)
Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miCharneca de Caparica (town)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miAeródromo Municipal de Cascais (CAT)

Nearby places

  • Praia do CasteloFood and drink
    80 m270 ft
  • Praia IrmãoFood and drink
    160 m530 ft
  • YambaFood and drink
    180 m590 ft
  • PelicanoFood and drink
    390 m0.2 mi
  • Praia do PescadorFood and drink
    460 m0.3 mi

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.

  • 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%