Praia da Rocha Surf and Wind Quality by Season (Algarve, Portugal)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Praia da Rocha, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Seasonal Praia da Rocha Swell and Wind Distribution

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You can also compare this with Praia da Rocha swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Praia da Rocha surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Praia da Rocha surf quality by month.