Overview

Praia da Rocha is one of the most famous beaches in the Algarve, near Portimão. Dramatic sandstone cliffs, wide sandy beach. Works mainly in winter with S-SW swells and wind. In summer the Nortada NW is offshore. Popular tourist beach — very crowded in summer. Winter kite can be excellent with powerful waves. Intermediate.

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Spot forecast for Praia da Rocha

Sunrise 07:46 · Sunset 18:51

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 10:55 · 2.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:18 · 1.2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 23:38 · 2.3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 05:27 · 1.2 m

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Praia da Rocha: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

85h

in April · 13.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are April, March and July, at 13 rideable days and 23 °C. The low point is December, at 3 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 166 mm.

Monthly averages: Praia da Rocha

Monthly averages — Praia da Rocha — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.0	65 h	18 °C	146 mm
February	7.0	54 h	18 °C	72 mm
March	13.0	129 h	18 °C	166 mm
April	13.5	85 h	21 °C	47 mm
May	11.0	62 h	24 °C	16 mm
June	8.5	56 h	28 °C	3 mm
July	12.5	52 h	30 °C	0 mm
August	10.0	40 h	31 °C	0 mm
September	7.5	40 h	27 °C	1 mm
October	11.0	64 h	24 °C	94 mm
November	6.5	50 h	20 °C	100 mm
December	3.0	13 h	17 °C	51 mm

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Technical details of Praia da Rocha spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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