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Rocha Negra surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 WET
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Rocha Negra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rocha Negra sea temperature is
14.4° C
 (Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rocha Negra today?

The current surf forecast for Rocha Negra at 12PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (20 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Rocha Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
SE
2.1
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131313789989998888888815141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)700587497430603956924676381311288245217188193227201201205181190239207222
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
10
SE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
3.58
3:12PM
3.45
3:29AM
3.55
3:49PM
3.42
4:09AM
3.43
4:29PM
3.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
0.44
9:12PM
0.48
9:35AM
0.49
9:51PM
0.54
10:13AM
0.61
10:33PM
0.67
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--6:39-------6:37-------6:35-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:46-------6:47--
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---351-----------------
Temp. °C141414151414151515151616161514141413151616161515
Feels °C (?)11111088891314141413131311121210111315161514
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