Tavira, Algarve tide times
Tavira, Algarve tide forecast — heights relative to MSL.
Today's tide times for Tavira, Algarve
Tide times at Tavira, Algarve on Thursday, 11 June 2026: first high tide at 01:00, first low tide at 04:56, second high tide at 11:19, second low tide at 17:22, third high tide at 23:39. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 20:50.
Tide chart for Tavira, Algarve
24-hour cosine-interpolated curve around the present moment. Heights relative to MSL. Predictions: Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid).
Sun, moon and conditions on Thu 11 Jun
Snapshot at build time — refreshes daily. Sea state from Open-Meteo Marine.
Highs and lows next 7 days
Every predicted high and low for the next week, with the daily tidal coefficient (0–120; higher = bigger swing, > 95 means stronger currents).
Other spots nearby
The three closest curated TideTurtle locations to Tavira, Algarve, measured by great-circle distance.
Today's solunar windows
Solunar tradition: major periods are the ≈3h windows around moon transit and opposition; minor are ≈2h around moonrise and moonset. Pair with the local tide stage and wind for the best read.
Cycle dates near Tavira, Algarve
Next spring tide on Tue 16 Jun (range 3.1m). Last neap on Thu 11 Jun.
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
A short guide to the coastline at Tavira, Algarve — geography, sea state, and what the tide is actually doing under your feet.
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.
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.
Tide questions about Tavira, Algarve
Quick answers to the most common questions about tide times, range, and water access at Tavira, Algarve.
When is the next high tide at Tavira?
The hero block shows the next high tide at the Barra de Tavira inlet in local Western European time. The 7-day table covers all four daily extremes. The lagoon-side town gauge readings lag the open inlet by 30–60 minutes depending on the state of the tide and which channel route the flow takes.
What's the typical tide range at Tavira?
Mean range at the Tavira inlet is about 2.0 metres, with spring tides pushing past 3 metres and neaps near 1.0. The eastern Algarve runs the same broad signal as Faro further west on the Ria Formosa, with phase differences of a few minutes between the inlets.
Where do these tide predictions come from?
Open-Meteo's marine model produces the gridded predictions on this page — useful for daily planning but not navigation-grade. Instituto Hidrográfico is the authoritative Portuguese tide source. IH publishes harmonic tide tables for the Algarve coast and runs the gauge network behind them.
When are the salt-pan flats best for flamingo watching?
The widest exposed flats on the Tavira side of the Ria Formosa open up at the lower half of every cycle, with the lowest spring lows around new and full moons producing the broadest exposures. The 7-day table flags each day's lowest predicted tide. Sunrise from the sun/moon block helps for the calmest water and softest light on the flats.
Is this safe to use for navigation?
No. For piloting in or out of the Tavira inlet, the Cabanas inlet, or the inner channels of the Ria Formosa use IH's authoritative tide tables, the latest Avisos aos Navegantes, and the Polícia Marítima's local guidance. The inlets shoal and shift with each storm; channel buoyage gets repositioned frequently.
7-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11 Jun | High | 01:00 | -0.1m |
| Low | 04:56 | -1.4m | |
| High | 11:19 | 0.5m | |
| Low | 17:22 | -1.3m | |
| High | 23:39 | 0.6m | |
| Fri 12 Jun | Low | 05:49 | -1.5m |
| High | 12:12 | 0.7m | |
| Low | 18:20 | -1.5m | |
| Sat 13 Jun | High | 00:36 | 0.8m |
| Low | 06:45 | -1.6m | |
| High | 13:02 | 0.9m | |
| Low | 19:14 | -1.6m | |
| Sun 14 Jun | High | 13:54 | 1.1m |
| Low | 20:10 | -1.8m | |
| Mon 15 Jun | High | 02:23 | 1.0m |
| Low | 08:26 | -1.7m | |
| High | 14:43 | 1.2m | |
| Low | 21:02 | -1.8m | |
| Tue 16 Jun | High | 03:15 | 1.0m |
| Low | 09:16 | -1.7m | |
| High | 15:34 | 1.3m | |
| Low | 21:55 | -1.9m | |
| Wed 17 Jun | High | 04:07 | 1.0m |
| Low | 10:07 | -1.7m | |
| High | 16:25 | 1.2m | |
| Low | 22:48 | -1.9m |