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Ilha Deserta surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 WET
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Ilha Deserta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ilha Deserta sea temperature is
15.1° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ilha Deserta today?

The current surf forecast for Ilha Deserta at 11AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (26 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Ilha Deserta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
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)
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2
W
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
5
WSW
3.5
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
5
WSW
6.5
WSW
6.5
W
7
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
Period(s) (?)881615887889111010131414159111215161617
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72458832262725509561586963127238003389411442466149636269007578452292401101122181161221700214189
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
55
SW
65
SW
40
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
50
SW
70
SW
70
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
2.86
8:13PM
2.77
8:47AM
2.72
9:30PM
2.75
10:10AM
2.68
10:49PM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
1.19
1:50PM
1.21
2:25AM
1.30
3:02PM
1.31
3:53AM
1.34
4:29PM
1.33
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise--7:37-------7:37-------7:37-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:50-------5:51---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1---2741----1437141-
Temp. °C151515161616161615161514141313141515161616161717
Feels °C (?)1011101110109755855456623111111910
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