Ilha do Farol surf break

Ilha do Farol surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 WEST
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Ilha do Farol surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ilha do Farol sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ilha do Farol today?

The current surf forecast for Ilha do Farol at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
SW
0.7
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1
W
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)5666666666668777610111111121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)471141121431125627423649322013231312230117188188231330563533
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
0
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
3.13
6:14PM
3.22
6:47AM
2.91
7:10PM
3.02
7:52AM
2.70
8:20PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07PM
0.95
12:46AM
0.93
1:01PM
1.15
1:50AM
1.11
2:08PM
1.34
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-6:50-------6:48-------6:47------
Sunset-----8:09-------8:10-------8:12--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181718181717171816151616161615151414151616171715
Feels °C (?)131315151314151613141615141312131212141412131412
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