Curral Joul 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.73° N 22.99° W

Issued: 4 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Curral Joul sea temperature is

24.8° C

Curral Joul surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Curral Joul today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Curral Joul at 1AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (23 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

Table - waves today at Curral Joul. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22				Thursday 23								Friday 24
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	185	223	223	217	264	264	264	298	315	307	274	274	298	306	306	270	256	256	256	262
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		2:23PM0.63m				3:08AM0.64m				3:33PM0.56m				4:22AM0.62m				4:58PM0.53m
Low Tide				8:29PM0.24m				9:15AM0.28m				9:29PM0.26m				10:36AM0.28m				10:38PM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	22	23	23	23	22
Feels °C	21	21	22	22	21	19	19	19	21	24	23	22	22	22	24	25	25	26	25	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	NNE 8	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	NNE 8	NNE 8	S 10	S 10	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	88	84	223	48	44	41	46	46	85	56	274	274	54	54	306	270	256	256	256	262
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	S 11	SE 7	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 8	SE 8	S 10	S 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	18	17	84	13	39	39	40	23	11	15	53	53	6	7	54	51	49	48	48	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	NW 10	SE 8	NW 10	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NW 9	NW 9	SE 8	SE 8	NW 9	NW 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	16	15	17	15	12	17	17	17	13	13	9	11	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	—	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	—	—	NNE 8	NNE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	185	223	—	217	264	264	264	298	315	307	—	—	298	306	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cocas Beach / Praia Negra Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Burreh Beach Sierra Leone	Cocas Beach / Praia Negra Sal	Cocas Beach / Praia Negra Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Curral Joul Sal	Fontana Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Cocas Beach / Praia Negra Sal	Ponta Preta Sal	Curral Joul Sal	Curral Joul Sal	Ponta Preta Sal	Ponta Preta Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	209	4	4	17	4	1427	209	209	4	0	1	17	17	209	16	0	0	16	16	17
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1		1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Verde	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Spoutnik Sal		Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Palmeira Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Ponta Preta Sal	Ponta Preta Sal	Ponta Preta Sal	Ponta Preta Sal	Ponta Preta Sal	Coragi Sal
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1		1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	4	4	7	5	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	5

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