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Praia da Rocha

Faro, Portugal

Today’s timelapse
Portimao › South: Praia da Rocha - Farolim de praia da Rocha - Farolim de Ferragudo - Atlantic Ocean

Praia da Rocha 8 photos

  • Praia da Rocha (70679)

    Praia da Rocha (70679). 5R-MFT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Portimao-Praia da Rocha

    Portimao-Praia da Rocha. Jose A., CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Praia da Rocha

    Praia da Rocha. Jose A., CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Apartment buildings at Praia da Rocha, Portimão

    Apartment buildings at Praia da Rocha, Portimão. Steven Fruitsmaak, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Apartment buildings at Praia da Rocha, Portimão (cropped)

    Apartment buildings at Praia da Rocha, Portimão (cropped). Steven Fruitsmaak, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Portimão. Portugal

    Portimão. Portugal. Globetrotteur17... Ici, là-bas ou ailleurs... from La Rochelle, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Peace

    Peace. Carlos Eduardo Joos, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Praia da Rocha (Portimao)

    Praia da Rocha (Portimao). amaianos from Galicia, CC BY 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:47 pm
8 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
3 pm
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
21 km/hmph N
Gusts
32 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am32
5.2Fair9 am42
5.3Fair10 am21
5.6Good11 am11
5.9Good12 pm21
6.1Good1 pm11
6.3Good2 pm21
8.0Great3 pm64
8.7Excellent4 pm138
9.0Excellent5 pm1510
8.6Excellent6 pm1610
Sat
7.6Great8 am43
7.6Great9 am32
7.7Great10 am32
8.4Great11 am11
8.8Excellent12 pm21
8.9Excellent1 pm74
9.0Excellent2 pm85
9.1Excellent3 pm106
8.8Excellent4 pm117
9.2Excellent5 pm117
8.9Excellent6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -1.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.7 mLow 6 am, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 6 am, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Praia da Rocha

Praia da Rocha is a sandy beach located in Faro, Portugal, stretching 1,285 meters along the coast. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach, and it is 6 kilometers from the nearest airport, Aeródromo Municipal de Portimão. The beach is near Ferragudo town, 1,568 meters away, and has 8 parking areas within 500 meters.

From Wikipedia

Praia da Rocha (English: "Rock Beach") is a beach and built up area on the Atlantic Ocean in the southern section of the concelho of Portimão, Algarve, southern Portugal. On the eastern edge of the beach stands the Fort of Santa Catarina, a 17th century fortress built to defend the mouth of the Arade River, and now a popular tourist attraction accessible directly from the beach or the road above. In summer the beach hosts the Afro Nation music festival, Rolling Loud techno festival and the Secret Project music festival.

Source: Praia da Rocha on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 360 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms400 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m990 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink121 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground190 m620 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
640 m0.4 miPraia da Rocha
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miFerragudo (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miAeródromo Municipal de Portimão (PRM)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 4 km/h3 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 2%