Julias surf break

Julias surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Julias today?

The current surf forecast for Julias at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Julias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
399
372
352
316
292
250
250
250
292
320
227
214
173
169
123
90
86
84
78
76
52
51
34
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
S
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
N
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:15PM2.39m
9:13AM2.08m
9:41PM2.34m
10:39AM2.11m
11:00PM2.40m
11:47AM2.23m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.82m
2:50AM0.70m
3:12PM0.92m
4:23AM0.71m
4:42PM0.88m
5:37AM0.61m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
6:45
6:43
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8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
Temp °C
17
16
14
13
13
13
16
19
19
21
17
16
15
15
17
20
19
19
19
17
16
16
19
21
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
17
16
19
15
14
14
14
16
19
17
19
19
16
15
16
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
Energy kJ
251
399
372
352
316
292
250
250
250
292
320
227
214
173
169
123
90
86
84
78
76
52
27
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
42
37
1
5
23
51
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
SW
2
0.6
WSW
4
1.1
WNW
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
4
7
7
1
8
57
2
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
78
213
15
0
0
0
0
15
188
18
6
6
0
0
0
8
178
4
0
0
0
0
0
73
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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