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Julias surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Julias today?
The current surf forecast for Julias at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
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 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
116 | 116 | 128 | 159 | 178 | 178 | 168 | 149 | 149 | 189 | 189 | 161 | 153 | 158 | 162 | 171 | 254 | 147 | 247 | 135 | 158 | 139 | 118 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:56PM2.69m | 7:40AM2.28m | 8:02PM2.55m | 8:50AM2.18m | 9:12PM2.45m | 10:02AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.45m | 1:33PM0.71m | 2:34AM0.58m | 2:46PM0.81m | 3:48AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 107 | 116 | 128 | 159 | 105 | 107 | 145 | 149 | 149 | 189 | 189 | 135 | 153 | 158 | 162 | 171 | 143 | 147 | 147 | 135 | 158 | 139 | 118 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 13 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 3 | 65 | 8 | 143 | 95 | 146 | 176 | 161 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 116 | 211 | 251 | — | 178 | 178 | 168 | 294 | 135 | 349 | 320 | 251 | 257 | 286 | 310 | 310 | 254 | — | 247 | 259 | — | 264 | 209 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 54 | 64 | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 76 |
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