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Julias surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Julias today?
The current surf forecast for Julias at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
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 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | WNW 5 | |
5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:13PM2.69m | 1:30AM2.83m | 1:57PM2.87m | 2:17AM2.94m | 2:41PM3.00m | 3:04AM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.31m | 7:41AM0.12m | 8:03PM0.13m | 8:25AM0.04m | 8:49PM0.01m | 9:10AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 9 | SW 11 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 13 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 14 | — | 3 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | W 11 | SW 12 | SE 4 | — | NE 4 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | WSW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 4 | — | 10 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 957 | 957 | 323 | 323 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 758 | 758 | 709 | 167 | 163 | 150 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 703 | 703 | 250 | 250 | 167 | 15 | 536 | 730 |
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