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Praia de Faro is a surf beach in Faro / Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal.

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Faro / Vilamoura · Algarve · Portugal

Praia de Faro

Today · beginner: works · 0.1 m flat · light wind

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0.1 m now

Now at the beach

Forecast for now

SURFBOOKING FORECAST 0.1m now at the spot Read at 20:17 (Lisbon) Live

Very small surf · patience · still refining

Waves below 30cm. Some schools may still run pop-up + paddle lessons for beginners. Check the listings. The forecast may change: confirm two hours before.

★ The same beach is gold for one level and flat for another — we tell you which one is yours.

Plan the session

Forecast · next 7 days

Now 0.1 m. Best day: SAT 7, 0.3 m.

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.3m at the spot · swell WNW 0.5m out at sea · 15sWind NNE · 5 km/h

Best surf: done for today

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall5.0 · 07h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.3

0.2

410

0.2

614

0.2

817

0.2

817

0.2

717

0.2

717

0.2

616

0.2

816

0.2

716

0.2

512

0.1

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

Technical detail

Today's hourly

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Today's hourly

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.1m at the spot · swell WNW 0.2m out at sea · 7sWind NNE · 5 km/h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall0.5 · 07h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.1

410

0.1

614

0.1

920

0.1

1224

0.1

1428

0.1

1529

0.1

1529

0.1

1328

0.2

924

0.3

616

0.2

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Tuesday 3 November tomorrow

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Tuesday 3 November tomorrow

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.1m at the spot · swell WNW 0.3m out at sea · 16sWind NNW · 5 km/h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall0.5 · 07h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.1

410

0.1

714

0.1

1021

0.1

1224

0.1

1326

0.1

1428

0.1

1428

0.1

1530

0.1

1731

0.2

1631

0.2

1429

0.1

1227

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Wednesday 4 November in 2 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Wednesday 4 November in 2 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.1m at the spot · swell WNW 0.3m out at sea · 14sWind N · 6 km/h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall0.5 · 07h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.1

612

0.1

919

0.1

1123

0.1

1326

0.1

1428

0.1

1328

0.1

1427

0.1

1427

0.2

1226

0.1

917

0.1

717

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Thursday 5 November in 3 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Thursday 5 November in 3 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.1m at the spot · swell WNW 0.2m out at sea · 9sWind NE · 7 km/h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall0.5 · 08h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.1

614

0.1

714

0.1

814

0.1

820

0.1

820

0.1

920

0.1

1021

0.1

1021

0.1

1021

0.1

915

0.1

715

0.1

615

0.1

611

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Friday 6 November in 4 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Friday 6 November in 4 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.3m at the spot · swell W 0.3m out at sea · 6sWind E · 9 km/h

Best surf 09–11h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall2.0 · 10h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.2

1023

0.2

1223

0.3

1123

0.3

925

0.3

1125

0.3

1425

0.3

1525

0.3

1325

0.3

1225

0.3

1016

0.4

716

0.4

516

0.4

517

0.4

617

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Saturday 7 November in 5 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Saturday 7 November in 5 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.6m at the spot · swell W 0.6m out at sea · 6sWind SE · 15 km/h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall0.7 · 08h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.5

1427

0.6

1527

0.6

1527

0.6

1436

0.6

1536

0.6

1636

0.6

1740

0.7

1940

0.7

2040

0.7

2037

0.7

1937

0.7

1937

0.8

2150

0.8

2450

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Sunday 8 November in 6 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Sunday 8 November in 6 days

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The sea right now

Live map

This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.

Sea flow

The hour bar above moves both maps through the day — each arrow points its real direction, with the map north-up.

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Schools

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No schools at this beach yet

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Vilamoura / Falésia

1 school

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About the beach

Praia de Faro

Faro island beach, reached by a bridge, with an A-frame peak of lefts and rights. It gets waves mainly on a south swell.

BottomSand

FacesSouth

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Spot guide

Surfing Praia de Faro

Praia de Faro is a surf beach in Faro / Vilamoura, Portugal.

What level is Praia de Faro for?

Praia de Faro has no fixed level, and that is the question Surf Booking answers every day: the same sea suits a beginner and does not suit an advanced surfer, or the other way round. On this page the sea at this beach is read hour by hour and by level — beginner, intermediate and advanced — for the next 7 days, and the verdict is this beach's, not the region's.