Julias Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Algarve, Portugal)

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Julias Surf Guide

Julias in The Algarve is a beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working.

Julias Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.4
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	15.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Julias:

The best conditions reported for surf at Julias occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Julias (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Julias with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in January while 14% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 74% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

14%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

74%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Julias Location Map

Interactive Julias surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Julias is Faro Airport (FAO) in Acores, which is 8 km (5 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Julias is Jerez Airport (XRY) in Spain, 180 km (112 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Julias Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 26 February 2021, 05:17 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 26
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Julias look like?

Latest photos from Julias. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Hayden
Credit: Hayden

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Tides at Julias

Current tide and informaton

For Quarteira, 5.0 km from Julias.

Next High Water: 01:54pm | 2.73m

Next Low Water: 07:47am | 0.16m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Julias Sea Temperature

The Julias water temperature is rather cool (15.4 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.