Praia de Faro surf break

Praia de Faro surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 WEST
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Praia de Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia de Faro sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia de Faro today?

The current surf forecast for Praia de Faro at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Praia de Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)121414131313131212161616161615141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69215265317303321378379278130214471613161314371177956834649499421321283210283
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
SSW
20
SW
5
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
5
S
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
E
20
ESE
10
SE
0
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:58-------6:56-------6:54------
Sunset-----8:06-------8:07-------8:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516191922191919171921212122221919202122222221
Feels °C (?)111214171520161516151819201921191718181820212018
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