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Julias surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Julias today?
The current surf forecast for Julias at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Julias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 10 | |
131 | 113 | 78 | 57 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:40AM2.26m | 11:53PM2.49m | 12:28PM2.47m | 00:42AM2.67m | 1:13PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.64m | 5:39PM0.73m | 6:12AM0.44m | 6:29PM0.52m | 6:57AM0.26m | 7:17PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | 8:31 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | S 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 |
99 | 85 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 16 | S 16 | W 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | W 15 |
15 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
131 | 113 | — | 57 | 60 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 18 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 18 | 18 | 283 | 283 | 73 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 83 | 939 | 947 | 214 | 273 | 83 | 83 | 366 | 957 | 957 | 730 | 331 | 331 |
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