Praia da Bordeira

Carrapateira, Algarve · 🇵🇹 Portugal

A vast, wild sweep of sand and dunes on the untamed Costa Vicentina, one of the Algarve's great surf and walking beaches.

The sea at Praia da Bordeira (Carrapateira, Algarve, Portugal) is typically around 19°C in the warm season; the best months to visit are Year-round.

Sea temperature

~19°C in the warm season

Water

Cool, clear Atlantic blue

Sand

Vast pale sand and dunes

Swimming

Strong currents; a surf and dune-walking beach

Surf

Long, consistent beach-break on the wild south-west

Best time to visit

Year-round

Setting

A huge dune-and-river beach in the Costa Vicentina wild park

Beach type

Surf coast

Region

Europe

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