Beach forecast for Praia do Zavial
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (WET) · Faro, Portugal Today, Thu, Oct 29 · WET- Swimming
- Use care · 5.5 ft
- Water
- 63 °F · cold
- Max UV
- 4 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 9:56 am and 10:13 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a poor beach day in Praia do Zavial (4/10). The best hours are from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm: sunshine, little wind and low tide at 9:56 am, though with cool air and some waves. The best day this week is Tuesday, November 3, at 7/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 8:00 am–12:00 pm | Use care · 5.5 ft | 63 °F | 4 |
| Fri 30 | 7Good beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Calm · 3.7 ft | 64 °F | 4 |
| Sat 31 | 5Fair beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Use care · 4.7 ft | 64 °F | 4 |
| Sun 1 | 7Good beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 5.1 ft | 64 °F | 4 |
| Mon 2 | 7Good beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Calm · 3.7 ft | 65 °F | 4 |
| Tue 3 | 7Good beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Calm · 2.6 ft | 65 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 7Good beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Calm · 2.6 ft | 65 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sunny
- Onshore breeze (11 mph)
- UV 3 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Low tide at 9:56 am: more sand
- Feels like 69 °F: a bit cool
- Swim with care: 5.5 ft waves every 11 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 5.5 ft
5.5 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 63 °F
Cold: ease in slowly.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30
Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 15 mph
Moderate onshore wind (15 mph).
- Tide & sand 9:56 am
Low tide at 9:56 am and 10:13 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 3:48 am and 4:16 pm.
The best window, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind and low tide at 9:56 am, though with cool air and 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 | 4 | Clear sky | 65 °F | 5 mph | 5.5 ft | 0 |
| 9:00 am | 4 | Clear sky | 68 °F | 7 mph | 5.4 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 4 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 9 mph | 5.3 ft | 2 |
| 11:00 am | 4 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 11 mph | 5.2 ft | 3 |
| 12:00 pm | 3 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 13 mph | 5.2 ft | 4 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 15 mph | 5.2 ft | 4 |
| 2:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 14 mph | 5.2 ft | 3 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 13 mph | 5.2 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 12 mph | 5.1 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Praia do Zavial
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Praia do Zavial Naturista 0.2 mi · SE
- Nudity allowed
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Praia da Ingrina 0.5 mi · W
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Praia João Vaz 0.8 mi · W
- Praia das Furnas 1.1 mi · NE
- Parking
- Nudity allowed
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Praia Andorinha 1.3 mi · NE
- Parking
- Praia do Barranco 1.4 mi · W
- Parking
- Nudity allowed
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Praia da Foia do Carro 1.6 mi · NE
- Praia da Figueira 2.0 mi · NE
- Nudity allowed
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 3 of 3, warmth 1 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 0 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus waves 1.
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 do Zavial
Is it a beach day in Praia do Zavial today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, with sunshine, little wind and low tide at 9:56 am, though with cool air and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Praia do Zavial today?
5.5 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Praia do Zavial?
About 63 °F today: cold. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Praia do Zavial today?
UV reaches 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Praia do Zavial?
Today low tide is at 9:56 am and 10:13 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 3:48 am and 4:16 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Praia do Zavial?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a good beach day (7/10), best from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
What beaches are near Praia do Zavial?
Praia do Zavial Naturista (0.2 mi), Praia da Ingrina (0.5 mi), Praia João Vaz (0.8 mi), Praia das Furnas (1.1 mi) and Praia Andorinha (1.3 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 do Zavial 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 Lagos (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