Faro de Trafalgar surf break

Faro de Trafalgar surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 CET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Faro de Trafalgar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faro de Trafalgar sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Faro de Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Faro de Trafalgar at 7AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Faro de Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1.4
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)111918181716161615151515151515141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1841842312942782493229522792792832751102984853687640530426167121107292229
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
onononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
1.70
2:03PM
1.68
2:20AM
1.81
2:41PM
1.77
2:57AM
1.92
3:16PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.55
7:51AM
0.47
8:03PM
0.45
8:30AM
0.37
8:39PM
0.35
9:06AM
0.28
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----8:33-------8:33-------8:33---
Sunset------6:32-------6:34-------6:35-
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-183--242----1212211---
Temp. °C1515151414141413121211101012121211111099111211
Feels °C (?)1110810121111787756888810976875
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Faro de Trafalgar surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest