Julias surf break

Julias surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 WET
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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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Julias today?

The current surf forecast for Julias at 2PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
W
0.8
WSW
1
W
Period(s) (?)151515141414141313131212121211111111111111191817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)184618221546143912591080613724522426318308250246183176173173158158156186422603
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
2.42
1:57AM
2.67
2:17PM
2.51
2:31AM
2.79
2:51PM
2.58
3:05AM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
0.51
7:40PM
0.51
8:09AM
0.39
8:14PM
0.40
8:43AM
0.29
8:47PM
0.32
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise7:43-------7:43-------7:43-------
Sunset--5:39-------5:40-------5:42-----
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--22111-----------------
Temp. °C91112111098881113119887812131110999
Feels °C (?)687777423576434247864334
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