Ilha de Faro Surf Forecast

/ Algarve (42 surf breaks) /

Portugal (220 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (36.99° N 7.97° W)

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Ilha de Faro surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 Aug 2025 WEST

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Ilha de Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Ilha de Faro sea temperature is 22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ilha de Faro today?

The current surf forecast for Ilha de Faro at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Aug)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (23 Aug)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

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	Saturday 23					Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	3
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	8	8	8	8	8	4	11	5	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	20	19
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	36	34	37	23	26	26	49	24	29	21	30	33	26	22	47	78	115	114	186	295	311	432	530	1019
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSW	SW	WSW	NNW	WNW	NW	NNE	ESE	SSW	SW	W	NW	NNE	N	NNE	SSE	SW	SW	WSW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)			3:20PM 3.01				3:43AM 2.75				3:56PM 3.02					4:16AM 2.75				4:29PM 2.96				4:48AM 2.70
Low Tide / height (m)	9:05AM 0.24				9:35PM 0.09				9:39AM 0.19					10:07PM 0.10				10:12AM 0.19				10:38PM 0.16

	Saturday 23					Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56
Sunset	-	-	-	8:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	22	23	25	23	21	20	21	22	22	22	25	24	23	22	21	22	23	24	27	24	25	24	23
Feels °C (?)	23	22	23	23	21	20	19	21	23	20	20	22	21	22	21	20	21	20	21	24	19	23	22	21

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Algarve

Wind Update Recent cross-shore wind 3 km from Ilha de Faro has become onshore (moderate winds from the WSW at Faro Airport). Becoming choppy at Ilha de Faro. 0.4m 5s windswell from the W with a 0.2m 9s swell from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 36 minutes ago Ilha de Faro

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1 h 36 min ago

22 km/h

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