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The best time to surf Praia da Rocha is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Praia da Rocha Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Praia da Rocha
Address: Portimão, Portugal

Portimão, Portugal

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🌬️ WIND

8
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🌊 SWELL

3.6
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SWELL
HEIGHT

3.6ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

10kt

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AIR TEMP

16°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

3.1ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Sweet 3.6ft waves with mixed swell and 8kt offshore winds Note: winds from N would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

FAIR7 good hours

🌊 2.8-4.0ft 💨 6-14kt 🌡️ 15-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	8s	S	6kt	NNE	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	ESE	7kt	NNE	8kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	ESE	8kt	NNE	8kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	ESE	8kt	NNE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	4ft	7s	ESE	8kt	NNE	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	4ft	7s	ESE	8kt	NE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	7s	ESE	8kt	NE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	7s	ESE	8kt	NE	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	7s	ESE	8kt	ENE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3.7ft	7s	ESE	8kt	ENE	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.6ft	7s	ESE	8kt	E	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	8s	SSE	10kt	E	13kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	10s	SW	11kt	ESE	16kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3ft	12s	W	13kt	ESE	19kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3ft	12s	W	12kt	ESE	20kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	12s	W	12kt	ESE	21kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	12s	W	11kt	ESE	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	12s	W	12kt	E	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	12s	W	13kt	E	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	12s	W	13kt	E	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3ft	12s	W	13kt	E	21kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	13s	W	13kt	E	21kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	13s	W	12kt	E	20kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	13s	W	14kt	E	23kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.7-3.5ft 💨 14-21kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	13s	W	16kt	E	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	13s	W	18kt	E	28kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	13s	W	19kt	ESE	29kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	13s	W	19kt	ESE	30kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	13s	W	20kt	ESE	31kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	13s	W	19kt	ESE	30kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	13s	W	19kt	ESE	28kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	13s	W	18kt	E	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	13s	W	18kt	ESE	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	13s	W	18kt	ESE	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	13s	W	18kt	ESE	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	12s	W	18kt	ESE	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	12s	W	19kt	ESE	25kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	12s	W	19kt	SE	25kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	12s	W	17kt	ESE	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	12s	W	16kt	ESE	19kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	12s	W	14kt	E	16kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3ft	12s	W	14kt	E	17kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3ft	12s	W	14kt	E	18kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	12s	W	14kt	ESE	19kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	12s	W	16kt	ESE	24kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	12s	W	19kt	ESE	29kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	12s	W	21kt	ESE	34kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	12s	W	19kt	SE	32kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

POOR2 good hours

🌊 2.6-9.6ft 💨 9-17kt 🌡️ 12-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	12s	W	17kt	SSE	29kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	12s	W	15kt	SSE	27kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	10s	SW	14kt	S	25kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.8ft	8s	S	13kt	S	22kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4.4ft	6s	SE	12kt	S	20kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	6s	SE	11kt	SSW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	POOR	4ft	6s	SE	11kt	SW	18kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.8ft	7s	SE	11kt	W	17kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.6ft	6s	SE	11kt	WSW	16kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	6s	SE	11kt	WSW	15kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	6s	SE	10kt	WSW	14kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.5ft	10s	S	12kt	W	15kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	13s	SW	13kt	W	16kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	4ft	17s	W	15kt	WNW	17kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	16s	W	13kt	WNW	16kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	4.4ft	16s	W	12kt	W	16kt	13°C	17°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	4.6ft	16s	W	10kt	W	15kt	12°C	17°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	5.5ft	16s	W	11kt	WNW	15kt	13°C	17°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	6.5ft	16s	W	12kt	WNW	15kt	13°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	7.4ft	17s	W	14kt	WNW	14kt	13°C	17°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	8.2ft	16s	W	12kt	WNW	13kt	13°C	17°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	8.9ft	16s	W	11kt	W	12kt	13°C	17°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	9.6ft	16s	W	10kt	W	11kt	12°C	17°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	9.5ft	16s	W	9kt	W	10kt	12°C	17°C	0.3mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

GOOD11 excellent hours

🌊 7.3-9.5ft 💨 0-9kt 🌡️ 11-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	9.5ft	16s	W	8kt	W	9kt	12°C	17°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	9.5ft	15s	W	8kt	W	9kt	12°C	17°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	9.4ft	15s	W	6kt	W	7kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	9.3ft	15s	W	5kt	WNW	6kt	12°C	16°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	9.2ft	15s	W	3kt	WNW	4kt	11°C	16°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	9.1ft	15s	W	2kt	N	4kt	11°C	16°C	0.5mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	9ft	15s	W	2kt	NE	3kt	11°C	16°C	0.5mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	8.8ft	15s	W	1kt	ESE	2kt	11°C	16°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	8.8ft	14s	W	2kt	SSE	4kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	8.7ft	14s	W	4kt	SW	5kt	12°C	16°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	8.6ft	14s	W	5kt	W	7kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	8.6ft	14s	W	6kt	W	8kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	8.5ft	14s	W	8kt	WSW	9kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	8.4ft	14s	W	9kt	WSW	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	8.3ft	14s	W	9kt	WSW	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	8.3ft	14s	W	9kt	WSW	9kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	8.2ft	14s	W	9kt	SW	9kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	8.1ft	14s	W	8kt	WSW	8kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	7.9ft	14s	W	7kt	WSW	6kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	7.8ft	14s	W	6kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	7.7ft	14s	W	4kt	WNW	4kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	7.6ft	14s	W	2kt	N	3kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	7.4ft	14s	W	0kt	NE	1kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	7.3ft	14s	W	2kt	NE	2kt	13°C	17°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

EXCELLENT14 excellent hours

🌊 3.6-7.2ft 💨 4-8kt 🌡️ 11-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.2ft	14s	W	4kt	NE	3kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.1ft	14s	W	5kt	NE	5kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.9ft	14s	W	6kt	NE	5kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.8ft	14s	W	7kt	NE	6kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.6ft	13s	W	8kt	NE	7kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.4ft	13s	W	8kt	NE	8kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	6.2ft	13s	W	8kt	NE	8kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	6ft	13s	W	8kt	NE	8kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5.8ft	13s	W	8kt	NE	8kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	13s	W	8kt	NE	8kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	13s	W	7kt	NE	8kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	13s	W	7kt	E	7kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5ft	13s	W	6kt	SE	6kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	13s	W	5kt	SSE	5kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	4.7ft	13s	W	5kt	SSE	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	13s	W	6kt	SSE	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	13s	W	7kt	SSE	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	13s	W	6kt	SSW	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	13s	W	5kt	WSW	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4ft	13s	W	4kt	WNW	4kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	13s	W	5kt	WNW	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	13s	W	6kt	NW	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	12s	W	8kt	NW	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	12s	W	7kt	NW	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

GOOD4 excellent hours

🌊 3.3-5.0ft 💨 7-11kt 🌡️ 13-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	12s	W	7kt	NNW	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	12s	W	7kt	NNW	7kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	12s	W	7kt	NNE	7kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	12s	W	7kt	ENE	7kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	12s	W	7kt	E	8kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	12s	W	8kt	ESE	8kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	12s	W	9kt	SE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	12s	W	9kt	SE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	12s	W	10kt	SE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	12s	W	10kt	SE	11kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	12s	W	11kt	SSE	11kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	12s	W	10kt	SSE	12kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	12s	W	10kt	SSE	12kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	12s	W	10kt	SSE	13kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	12s	W	9kt	SSE	12kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	12s	W	9kt	SE	11kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	12s	W	9kt	SE	10kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	12s	W	10kt	ESE	10kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	12s	W	10kt	ESE	11kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	12s	W	10kt	E	12kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	11s	WSW	9kt	E	12kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	9s	SSW	9kt	E	12kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	5ft	8s	S	9kt	E	12kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	4.9ft	8s	S	9kt	ENE	12kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR3 excellent hours

🌊 1.9-4.8ft 💨 5-26kt 🌡️ 14-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	4.8ft	8s	S	10kt	ENE	12kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.7ft	7s	S	11kt	NE	12kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.4ft	7s	S	10kt	NE	11kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	7s	S	10kt	NE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	S	9kt	NNE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	9s	SSW	8kt	NNE	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	10s	SW	7kt	N	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	12s	W	5kt	NNW	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	12s	W	8kt	NNW	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	12s	W	11kt	NNW	14kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	12s	W	13kt	NW	18kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	12s	W	14kt	NW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	11s	W	15kt	NW	20kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3ft	11s	W	16kt	NW	20kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	11s	W	16kt	WNW	20kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	11s	W	17kt	WNW	20kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	11s	W	18kt	WNW	20kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	11s	W	19kt	WNW	23kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	11s	W	21kt	NW	25kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	11s	W	22kt	NW	28kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	11s	W	23kt	NW	29kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	11s	WSW	25kt	NW	30kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2ft	11s	WSW	26kt	NW	31kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	W	26kt	NW	30kt	14°C	17°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:3.3ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:6-21kt NNE

Water Temperature:17°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Praia da Rocha is a fairly exposed beach break in Algarve that has unreliable waves, with Winter being the favored time of year for surfing, featuring both left and right-hand waves. The most favorable conditions are a Southwest windswell combined with offshore winds from the North. The spot is often crowded, and surfers should be aware that the crowds in the water make a gath helmet a good idea. The best time for consistent, clean waves is typically in October.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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