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Praia de Faro surf break

Praia de Faro surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 WET
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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
15.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Praia de Faro today?

The current surf forecast for Praia de Faro at 2AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1312121110101312121211710710131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)625778938680113297298429534559126754310612143217619741752138411891064905677
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
W
30
SW
35
SW
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
2.04
9:11AM
2.02
9:54PM
2.04
10:26AM
2.00
11:00PM
2.11
11:31AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
1.01
3:24PM
0.98
4:07AM
1.01
4:34PM
0.97
5:17AM
0.93
5:34PM
0.89
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----7:45-------7:43-------7:43---
Sunset------5:35-------5:36-------5:37-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------10221-------1-
Temp. °C121212121213141415151613141515141312121111141413
Feels °C (?)11121111101011101099889910101010881099
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