Coastguard / sea rescue112

Emergency · Portugal

The beach can be dangerous. At night, tides, access and landmarks are harder to assess. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Gouvernement portugais

Emergency

Emergency · Portugal

112Coastguard / sea rescue

The beach can be dangerous. At night, tides, access and landmarks are harder to assess. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Gouvernement portugais

Arrifes, FaroAlbufeira

Coastguard / sea rescue112

Emergency · Portugal

The beach can be dangerous. At night, tides, access and landmarks are harder to assess. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Gouvernement portugais

Emergency

Emergency · Portugal

112Coastguard / sea rescue

The beach can be dangerous. At night, tides, access and landmarks are harder to assess. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Gouvernement portugais

Arrifes, Faro

Near Albufeira · 2.8 km

Tide

Tide curve unavailable

Forecast

Weather unavailable

The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.

Place characteristics

Distance to town: Albufeira · 2.8 km

Practical information

Parking23 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 48 mFee : No
- ≈ 98 mFee : No
- ≈ 179 mFee : No
- ≈ 399 mPraia São RafaelFee : NoWheelchair access : Yes
- ≈ 439 m
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Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
Toilets1 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 373 m
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Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
Showers
Not in our sources yet.
Water
Not in our sources yet.
Café7 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 31 mA SardinhaWheelchair access : No
- ≈ 499 mMaritur
- ≈ 517 mLa Cantina del BorgoOpening hours : 12:00-24:00
- ≈ 676 mGrande Mundo
- ≈ 706 mMargem SulOpening hours : 17:30-23:00
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Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
Bus3 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 600 mPraia San Rafael
- ≈ 957 mVareza Da Ourada
- ≈ 968 mVila Rosal
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Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
Bikes
Not in our sources yet.
Charging4 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 204 mABF-00134Fee : YesDeclared capacity : 2Opening hours : 24/7
- ≈ 471 mABF-00142Fee : YesDeclared capacity : 2Opening hours : 24/7
- ≈ 532 mABF-00127Fee : YesDeclared capacity : 2Opening hours : 24/7
- ≈ 613 mABF-00184Fee : YesDeclared capacity : 1Opening hours : 24/7
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Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
Lifeguards
Not in our sources: follow the signs on site.
Wheelchair
Not in our sources yet.
Dogs
Not in our sources: follow the signs on site.
Play area
Not in our sources yet.

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Today’s windows

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Shore gathering — Check firstCheck first 12:58 AM–03:58 AM
Shore gathering
12:58 AM–03:58 AM · Check first
Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v5
Beach run — Check firstCheck first 08:00 AM–09:30 AM
Beach run
08:00 AM–09:30 AM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Coastal walk — Check firstCheck first 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Coastal walk
10:00 AM–12:00 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Family beach time — Check firstCheck first 02:00 PM–05:00 PM
Family beach time
02:00 PM–05:00 PM · Check first
Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5
Photography — Check firstCheck first 03:38 PM–05:38 PM
Photography
03:38 PM–05:38 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Sunset — Check firstCheck first 04:53 PM–06:23 PM
Sunset
04:53 PM–06:23 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

Beaches nearby

The place in pictures

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Breaking waves on Praia dos Arrifes which is located in the neighbourhood of Sesmarias which is west of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal. — 2018-01-25 Waves crashing on rocks, Praia dos Arrifes, Albufeira (1)Photo Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me ([email protected]) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 true true · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Looking south west across the Praia dos Arrifes which is located in the neighbourhood of Sesmarias which is west of the city of Albufeira , Algarve, Portugal. — 2018-01-25 Looking west across Praia dos Arrifes, AlbufeiraPhoto Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me ([email protected]) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 true true · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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Languages: Portuguese
Currency: Euro
Driving side: right

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Sources and method

Tide heights: Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
Sea temperature and conditions: Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics: These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

European Environment Agency / WISE Bathing Water Quality 2025Aging

Official catalogue · Bathing water quality

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

EEA/WISE Bathing Water Quality 2025 et autorités nationales — classement annuel, pas un avis sanitaire actuelAging

Official catalogue · Bathing water quality

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — Albufeira — CC BY 4.0Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗

Weather temporarily unavailable: recommendations are degraded.

Tide unavailable: the activities stay unknown.

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.