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Tide times at Tavira, Algarve on Monday, 27 April 2026: first high tide at 01:00, first low tide at 06:00, second high tide at 12:00, second low tide at 18:00. Sunrise 06:42, sunset 20:15.
Next 24 hours at Tavira, Algarve
Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.
Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.
Sun, moon and conditions on Mon 27 Apr
Conditions as of 17:00 local time. Refreshes daily.
Highs and lows next 7 days
All extrema (7 days)
| Day | Type | Time | Height | Coef. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 27 Apr | Low | 18:00 | -1.2m | 79 |
| Tue 28 Apr | High | 00:00 | 0.8m | 88 |
| Low | 07:00 | -1.4m | ||
| High | 13:00 | 0.8m | ||
| Low | 19:00 | -1.3m | ||
| Wed 29 Apr | High | 01:00 | 0.9m | 95 |
| Low | 07:00 | -1.4m | ||
| High | 13:00 | 0.8m | ||
| Low | 20:00 | -1.4m | ||
| Thu 30 Apr | High | 02:00 | 0.8m | 100 |
| Low | 08:00 | -1.6m | ||
| High | 14:00 | 0.9m | ||
| Low | 20:00 | -1.6m | ||
| Fri 01 May | High | 02:00 | 0.8m | 100 |
| Low | 08:00 | -1.6m | ||
| High | 15:00 | 0.8m | ||
| Low | 21:00 | -1.6m | ||
| Sat 02 May | High | 03:00 | 0.8m | 100 |
| Low | 09:00 | -1.5m | ||
| High | 15:00 | 0.9m | ||
| Low | 21:00 | -1.6m | ||
| Sun 03 May | High | 03:00 | 0.7m | 95 |
| Low | 09:00 | -1.4m | ||
| High | 16:00 | 0.8m | ||
| Low | 22:00 | -1.5m |
Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.
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Cycle dates near Tavira, Algarve
Next spring tide on Thu 30 Apr (range 2.4m). Last neap on Mon 27 Apr. Next neap on Tue 28 Apr.
Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.
About tides at Tavira, Algarve
Tavira sits on the eastern Algarve, on the inner side of the Ria Formosa lagoon system that runs along the central southern coast of Portugal. The town is separated from the open Atlantic by a barrier island, Ilha de Tavira, with a narrow inlet — Barra de Tavira — at one end and a wider one further west at Barra de Cabanas. The tide signature is cleanly semidiurnal, two highs and two lows of comparable size, twelve and a half hours apart. Mean range at the inlets is about 2.0 metres, climbing past 3 metres on spring tides and dropping near 1.0 on neaps. The narrow inlets concentrate the flow and the current at each runs sharper than the height swing implies. The lagoon itself transforms across the cycle: salt pans and tidal flats around Tavira drain on the ebb and the channels behind the barrier island become a maze of tidal creeks. The flamingo flocks that overwinter on the Ria Formosa work these flats at the lower half of every cycle. Photographers on the Praça da República walk over to the Ilha de Tavira beach by ferry across the inlet — the ferry runs to a tide-aware schedule, slack water being the smoothest crossing. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo's gridded marine model. Instituto Hidrográfico is the authoritative Portuguese tide source.
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8-day tide table — Tavira, Algarve
Heights relative to MSL. Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.
| Day | Type | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 27 Apr | High | 01:00 | 0.3m |
| Low | 06:00 | -1.4m | |
| High | 12:00 | 0.6m | |
| Low | 18:00 | -1.2m | |
| Tue 28 Apr | High | 00:00 | 0.8m |
| Low | 07:00 | -1.4m | |
| High | 13:00 | 0.8m | |
| Low | 19:00 | -1.3m | |
| Wed 29 Apr | High | 01:00 | 0.9m |
| Low | 07:00 | -1.4m | |
| High | 13:00 | 0.8m | |
| Low | 20:00 | -1.4m | |
| Thu 30 Apr | High | 02:00 | 0.8m |
| Low | 08:00 | -1.6m | |
| High | 14:00 | 0.9m | |
| Low | 20:00 | -1.6m | |
| Fri 01 May | High | 02:00 | 0.8m |
| Low | 08:00 | -1.6m | |
| High | 15:00 | 0.8m | |
| Low | 21:00 | -1.6m | |
| Sat 02 May | High | 03:00 | 0.8m |
| Low | 09:00 | -1.5m | |
| High | 15:00 | 0.9m | |
| Low | 21:00 | -1.6m | |
| Sun 03 May | High | 03:00 | 0.7m |
| Low | 09:00 | -1.4m | |
| High | 16:00 | 0.8m | |
| Low | 22:00 | -1.5m | |
| Mon 04 May | High | 00:00 | -0.8m |
Not for navigation. Generated 2026-04-27T15:20:30.401Z.
Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-04-27T15:20:30.401Z. Predictions refresh daily.