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Ilha do Farol surf break

Ilha do Farol surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 WET
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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
15.2° 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: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (17 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SE
3
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
SE
1.5
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
SE
1.4
SSE
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
ESE
2.1
SE
1.7
ESE
1.1
W
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)8887776555668999996771478
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10441052589372216127967994110139190308529525691618465261403311468310345
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
S
5
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
40
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SE
35
ESE
45
ESE
40
SE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
15
WNW
5
N
20
SE
15
SSW
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
3.07
1:52AM
3.35
2:11PM
3.24
2:29AM
3.48
2:47PM
3.36
3:05AM
3.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
0.91
7:54PM
0.89
8:21AM
0.77
8:28PM
0.74
8:53AM
0.67
9:02PM
0.64
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise6:39-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---6:39-------6:39-------6:40----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----6334111--611-111010711
Temp. °C141516151514141515161616161615141414131312141314
Feels °C (?)6911121512108101110111089111012121111111010
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