Ilha do Farol surf break

Ilha do Farol surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ilha do Farol today?

The current surf forecast for Ilha do Farol at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
3
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
0.2
S
1.2
W
0.2
S
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)19187871616156851515151514141414131312124
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0020525313511351416110231812000000071559146837701
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
2.84
1:08PM
2.74
1:23AM
2.98
1:48PM
2.84
2:01AM
3.11
2:25PM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
1.36
7:27AM
1.19
7:34PM
1.26
8:06AM
1.08
8:10PM
1.15
8:41AM
0.98
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----7:43-------7:43-------7:41---
Sunset------5:37-------5:38-------5:39-
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12---132-----121--------
Temp. °C141513121213121211101010101212121010988111211
Feels °C (?)811108109676556689867532555
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