Overview

Praia dos Salgados is between Albufeira and Armação de Pêra. Long sandy beach next to the Salgados lagoon (birdwatching area). South-facing, works with SW-W winds. Similar to other central Algarve south coast spots — offshore in summer Nortada, kitable on SW wind days and winter swells. Sandy bottom, intermediate.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Praia dos Salgados

Sunrise 07:45 · Sunset 18:50

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 04:18 · 1.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 10:55 · 2.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:17 · 1.2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 23:38 · 2.3 m

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Praia dos Salgados: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

70h

in July · 13 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in July: 11 rideable days a month and 70 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is December, at 2 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 13%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 153 mm.

Monthly averages: Praia dos Salgados

Monthly averages — Praia dos Salgados — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.0	61 h	18 °C	138 mm
February	6.5	45 h	18 °C	68 mm
March	12.5	113 h	18 °C	153 mm
April	11.0	78 h	21 °C	41 mm
May	12.0	74 h	25 °C	15 mm
June	10.0	71 h	29 °C	1 mm
July	13.0	70 h	32 °C	0 mm
August	9.0	34 h	32 °C	0 mm
September	7.0	40 h	28 °C	1 mm
October	9.5	59 h	24 °C	91 mm
November	5.0	37 h	20 °C	98 mm
December	2.0	10 h	17 °C	44 mm

Photo gallery of Praia dos Salgados

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Praia dos Salgados spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

Albufeira5.4 kmsource ipma

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from Albufeira weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

Portimão, Praia da Rocha18.8 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source ipma
Loulé (CML)23.3 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source ipma

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Praia dos Salgados

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Schools, shops and places to stay nearby

Directory: Portugal

Nearby spots

All spots: Faro

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

Praia dos Salgados kitesurf and wingfoil spot