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Julias surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Julias surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Julias sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Julias today?
The current surf forecast for Julias at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Julias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | S 14 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | |
14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:38AM2.24m | 5:53PM2.38m | 6:19AM2.10m | 6:39PM2.25m | 7:11AM1.98m | 7:36PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.58m | 11:31AM0.71m | 00:06AM0.73m | 12:12PM0.84m | 00:57AM0.86m | 1:03PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | S 14 | — | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 14 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 15 | S 13 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | S 15 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 7 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 7 | — | 12 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 83 | 83 | 182 | 885 | 750 | 740 | 351 | 441 | 119 | 83 | 78 | 626 | 626 | 536 | 283 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 83 | 283 | 626 | 107 | 107 |
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