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Julias surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Julias today?
The current surf forecast for Julias at 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Julias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | |
11 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 83 | 233 | 458 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:53PM2.38m | 6:19AM2.10m | 6:39PM2.25m | 7:11AM1.98m | 7:36PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.71m | 00:06AM0.73m | 12:12PM0.84m | 00:57AM0.86m | 1:03PM0.95m | 2:00AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:27 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 8 | S 14 | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 8 | S 13 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 8 | S 13 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | W 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 83 | 233 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 810 | 810 | 731 | 351 | 351 | 205 | 83 | 15 | 83 | 626 | 536 | 351 | 107 | 76 | 76 | 107 | 283 | 283 | 107 | 282 | 309 | 396 | 689 |
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