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Praia da Rocha Surf Photo: 'The right hander' by Paulo Sav

Lat Long: 37.10° N 8.51° W

Issued: 6 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praia da Rocha sea temperature is

20.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Praia da Rocha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N	NNE	NW	NW
	15 s	off	3 s	16 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N	NNE	NW	NW
	17 s	off	3 s	17 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N	NNE	NW	NW
	17 s	off	3 s	17 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N	NNE	NW	WNW
	17 s	off	3 s	17 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE	NNE	NW	WNW
	19 s	off	4 s	19 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE	NNE	NW	WNW
	19 s	off	3 s	19 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE	NNE	NW	WNW
	20 s	cross- off	3 s	20 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE	ENE	NW	NW
	19 s	cross- off	5 s	19 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE	ENE	NW
	19 s	cross- off	5 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE	E	NW	ESE
	18 s	glass	7 s	18 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	W		NW	ESE
	18 s	glass		18 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	W		NW	ESE
	17 s	glass		17 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N		NW	ESE
	17 s	off		17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N		NW	ESE
	17 s	off		17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N		NW	ESE
	16 s	off		16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N		NW	ESE
	16 s	off		16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N		NW	ESE
	16 s	off		16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia da Rocha around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 16 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.5m (1.8 ft). Range 3.48m (11.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Praia da Rocha Surf Photo: 'The right hander' by Paulo Sav

The right hander at the west side of PDR, my favourite waves there when it works

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User: Paulo Sav (1 photo)

Country: Portugal (706 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:18 am 18 Jan 2018