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Ilha do Farol surf break

Ilha do Farol surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ilha do Farol today?

The current surf forecast for Ilha do Farol at 8PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 4.0m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)--
Afternoon (28 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (28 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
6
6
5
4
4
2
2
3
7
4
4
5
4
2
3
0
0
4
7
4
4
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)1616161616161615151514141414131418671616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)95441028189028179717358105026420442924054412223381922283416791623413025533836573339273624790
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
25
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
2.83
11:28AM
2.75
11:58PM
2.98
12:33PM
2.88
12:55AM
3.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
1.33
5:26AM
1.24
5:52PM
1.24
6:40AM
1.06
6:57PM
1.09
7:37AM
0.87
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-
Sunset5:51-------5:52-------5:52-------
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1--------1-----1-------
Temp. °C161516161616161617161615141414161516151413121213
Feels °C (?)101191010111110111114131212121310101099101112
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