Beach forecast for Praia Vinha D'Areia
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT-1) · Azores, Portugal Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT-1- Swimming
- Use care · 6.5 ft
- Water
- 71 °F · nice
- Max UV
- 4 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 9:12 am and 9:28 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a poor beach day in Praia Vinha D'Areia (4/10). The best hours are from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm: sunshine, little wind, water at 71 °F and low tide at 9:12 am, though with some waves. The best day this week is Sunday, November 1, at 6/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 10:00 am–1:00 pm | Use care · 6.5 ft | 71 °F | 4 |
| Fri 30 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 5.1 ft | 70 °F | 3 |
| Sat 31 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 5.0 ft | 70 °F | 3 |
| Sun 1 | 6Fair beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 3.6 ft | 70 °F | 3 |
| Mon 2 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.6 ft | 70 °F | 3 |
| Tue 3 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.4 ft | 70 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 3.2 ft | 70 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sunny
- Feels like 73 °F: mild
- Offshore breeze (6 mph)
- UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 71 °F (nice)
- Low tide at 9:12 am: more sand
Dangerous surf during beach hours. Stay out if the red flag is up, and never swim where there is no lifeguard.
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 6.5 ft
6.5 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 71 °F
Nice for swimming.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30
Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 12 mph
Moderate offshore wind (12 mph). Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 9:12 am
Low tide at 9:12 am and 9:28 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 2:56 am and 3:21 pm.
The best window, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind, water at 71 °F and low tide at 9:12 am, though with some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 69 °F | 6 mph | 6.7 ft | 0 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Partly cloudy | 70 °F | 5 mph | 6.6 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 4 | Mainly clear | 72 °F | 4 mph | 6.5 ft | 2 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Mainly clear | 73 °F | 4 mph | 6.4 ft | 3 |
| 12:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 72 °F | 6 mph | 6.3 ft | 4 |
| 1:00 pm | 3 | Mainly clear | 72 °F | 9 mph | 6.2 ft | 4 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Mainly clear | 70 °F | 11 mph | 6.1 ft | 3 |
| 3:00 pm | 0 | Light drizzle | 68 °F | 12 mph | 6.1 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 0 | Light drizzle | 66 °F | 12 mph | 6.2 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Praia Vinha D'Areia
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Praia do Corpo Santo 0.7 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Praia de Calhau D'Areia 0.9 mi · E
- Showers
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Praia do Degredo 1.6 mi · W
- Praia da Pedreira 2.0 mi · W
- Showers
- Parking
- Praia Água d'Alto 2.6 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Praia da Amora 4.2 mi · E
- Parking
- Nudity allowed
- Praia Baixa D' Areia 4.9 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Caloura Beach 5.0 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Bathing water quality: European Environment Agency (EEA), with data from the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA).
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2.7 of 3, warmth 2 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.9 of 1; minus waves 2; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Praia Vinha D'Areia
Is it a beach day in Praia Vinha D'Areia today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, with sunshine, little wind, water at 71 °F and low tide at 9:12 am, though with some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Praia Vinha D'Areia today?
6.5 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Praia Vinha D'Areia?
About 71 °F today: nice. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Praia Vinha D'Areia today?
UV reaches 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Praia Vinha D'Areia?
Today low tide is at 9:12 am and 9:28 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 2:56 am and 3:21 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Praia Vinha D'Areia?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: not a beach day (0/10).
What beaches are near Praia Vinha D'Areia?
Praia do Corpo Santo (0.7 mi), Praia de Calhau D'Areia (0.9 mi), Praia do Degredo (1.6 mi), Praia da Pedreira (2.0 mi) and Praia Água d'Alto (2.6 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Praia Vinha D'Areia today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Ponta Delgada (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data