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Julias surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 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 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
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 Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | |
79 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 85 | 99 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:52AM2.63m | 4:06PM2.71m | 4:26AM2.52m | 4:39PM2.62m | 5:01AM2.39m | 5:14PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.37m | 10:12PM0.35m | 10:21AM0.47m | 10:47PM0.45m | 10:54AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
 kJ | 79 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 4 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 85 | 99 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 218 | 688 | 73 | 73 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 351 | 78 | 730 | 213 | 167 | 83 | 79 | 83 | 351 | 810 | 301 | 331 |
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