Julias surf break

Julias surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 23 May 2026 WEST
Forecast 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Julias today?

The current surf forecast for Julias at 6AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (23 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
153
189
139
130
130
135
143
143
143
167
162
179
194
223
223
478
276
284
223
176
217
292
328
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
15
N
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:50AM2.18m
9:12PM2.45m
10:02AM2.16m
10:22PM2.40m
11:07AM2.22m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.58m
2:46PM0.81m
3:48AM0.64m
4:02PM0.84m
4:54AM0.64m
5:11PM0.79m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:39
8:40
Temp °C
20
20
21
24
25
25
23
22
22
20
19
20
22
23
23
21
20
19
19
22
22
23
23
21
18
18
18
19
21
23
23
23
21
18
17
16
19
21
21
20
19
17
17
17
19
21
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.5
W
10
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
135
153
189
139
125
105
135
143
143
143
167
162
179
49
223
223
237
276
284
223
25
24
292
328
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.2
W
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
161
130
130
130
130
130
117
117
86
80
78
71
50
32
49
47
28
28
25
25
20
47
72
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
5
5
22
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
Energy kJ
227
320
272
249
228
272
282
194
382
372
478
402
337
176
217
517
517
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
58
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
64
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
76
76
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Julias surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest