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Praia da Rocha (Portimão)
Portimão · beach
0.4m @ 4s W · 0kW/m · +0.2m @ 7s Wsecondary swell · 3kn NW ↗offshore · tide 1.0 ↓
🌊 17.5°Cwater23°CairWear:3/2 fullsuitConsistencyMixed(48)
TideLow 03:55 -0.6mHigh 10:30 0.6mLow 16:42 -0.5mHigh 23:05 0.5mOfficial tide predictions (WorldTides).
8-day outlook · Intermediate
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Swell height · metres
Wind · knots
Hour by hour
| Time | Score | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | 1.1 | 0.4m 4s WNW | 1kn NNW ↗ | 0.7 ↑ |
| 08:00 | 0.5 | 0.4m 4s WNW | 2kn N ↗ | 0.9 ↑ |
| 09:00 | 0.3 | 0.4m 4s WNW | 4kn NNE ↗ | 1.0 ↑ |
| 10:00 | 0.3 | 0.4m 3s WNW | 4kn N ↗ | 1.0 ↓ |
| 11:00 | 0.8 | 0.4m 3s WNW | 3kn N ↗ | 0.8 ↓ |
| 12:00 | 1.2 | 0.4m 3s WNW | 2kn NNW ↗ | 0.6 ↓ |
| 13:00 | 1.1 | 0.4m 4s WNW | 1kn WSW → | 0.3 ↓ |
| 14:00 | 0.3 | 0.3m 5s W | 4kn SW → | 0.1 ↓ |
| 15:00 | 0.1 | 0.2m 6s W | 7kn WSW → | 0.0 ↓ |
| 16:00 | 0.0 | 0.1m 6s W | 8kn W → | 0.0 ↑ |
| 17:00 | 0.1 | 0.1m 6s W | 9kn WNW → | 0.1 ↑ |
| 18:00 | 0.2 | 0.2m 5s WSW | 8kn NW → | 0.4 ↑ |
| 19:00 | 0.2 | 0.2m 4s WSW | 8kn NW → | 0.6 ↑ |
| 20:00 | 0.2 | 0.2m 4s WSW | 7kn NW → | 0.8 ↑ |
| 21:00 | 0.2 | 0.3m 4s W | 5kn NW → | 1.0 ↑ |
Spot guide
- Best swell
- WSW–NNW
- Best wind
- N (offshore)
- Best tide
- Mid
- First–last light
- 07:00–21:00
Iconic wide red-cliff beach at the Arade rivermouth; open enough to pick up most of what wraps around the cape, and dead offshore/clean whenever the west coast is blown out.
Hazards rock formations and caves at the west end · rip currents near the pier/marina entrance
Best time of year
Jan
65.8%
Feb
74.5%
Mar
60.8%
Apr
57.5%
May
58.3%
Jun
60.3%
Jul
55.9%
Aug
58%
Sep
57%
Oct
59.8%
Nov
52.8%
Dec
68.1%
Clean Blown out Too small
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