Praia de Quarteira Kayak Forecast
Quarteira · Portugal
Praia de Quarteira scores 79/100 for kayak today at its best ability level (advanced). The beach faces SW. A wide, roughly 2 km urban beach of soft golden sand divided into six sheltered bays by stone groynes, producing calm, clear, almost flat water — not a surf beach, better suited to swimming, paddleboarding and family use. Water can deepen quickly beyond the shallow shoreline; the groynes are the main hazard for anyone leaving the patrolled corridor. Lifeguards patrol a flagged zone roughly June to September; dogs are banned during that season.
Today's kayak score by ability
Today's conditions at Praia de Quarteira
- Wave
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Water temp
- 18°C
- Facing
- SW
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