Ilha do Farol surf break

Ilha do Farol surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ilha do Farol today?

The current surf forecast for Ilha do Farol at 5AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
7
0.5
W
6
0.2
W
14
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
16
184
227
223
403
377
533
442
361
296
290
290
244
202
290
240
0
154
148
110
106
59
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
15
S
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
SSE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSE
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
7:52AM2.70m
8:20PM2.85m
9:16AM2.56m
9:45PM2.76m
10:45AM2.57m
Low Tide
1:50AM1.11m
2:08PM1.34m
3:09AM1.24m
3:32PM1.44m
4:37AM1.26m
5:02PM1.43m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:47
6:46
6:45
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8:12
8:13
8:14
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
20
18
17
16
16
18
18
18
20
18
12
13
11
13
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
15
14
13
17
15
14
14
15
17
16
15
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
33
75
144
184
227
223
596
377
533
442
361
296
290
290
244
202
290
240
196
154
148
110
106
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
7
0.5
W
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
W
14
0.1
E
7
0.3
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.6
W
9
Energy kJ
21
20
5
15
1
2
1
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
W
14
Energy kJ
39
35
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
1.3
W
11
0.9
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
SSE
2
Energy kJ
6
403
31
17
43
3
5
3
3
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
26
9
26
0
78
100
90
0
0
0
0
0
27
90
160
1
26
0
1
0
78
0
0
18
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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