Sea Horses

Faro, Algarve, Portugal

Conditions & tides

Sea HorsesFaro

Good · 5/5

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Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 9 AM–4 PM.

Wind17 kn SE

Current~0.3 kn NNE · model

Swell

0.4 m · 5s · ESE

Water

18 °C

Max depth

Not confirmed

Conditions through the day

8 AM5 PM

Calmest current near slack — 07:15 & 19:30 local

Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 17:28 local

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On-face swell 0.0 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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About this site

Sea Horses sits within the Ria Formosa lagoon system off Faro on Portugal's Algarve coast, a sheltered network of channels and sandbanks between the mainland and its barrier islands. The calm waters here are known locally for their seahorse populations, which gives the site its name.

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