Julias surf break

Julias surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Julias today?

The current surf forecast for Julias at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
1
W
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111119181716161615151516151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318308250196225176173173123123123267422603916105111807849359731041838827651
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
2.51
2:31AM
2.79
2:51PM
2.58
3:05AM
2.87
3:24PM
2.62
3:38AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
0.40
8:43AM
0.29
8:47PM
0.32
9:17AM
0.23
9:20PM
0.28
9:50AM
0.20
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------7:43-------7:41-------7:41-
Sunset5:40-------5:42-------5:43-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1135
Temp. °C1210987771113121110999111413121313141315
Feels °C (?)6533222678765568109101199811
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