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The best time to surf Praia de Faro is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Praia de Faro Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Praia de Faro
Address: Faro, Portugal

Faro, Portugal

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🌊 SWELL

2
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2ft

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WIND GUSTS

16kt

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17°C

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1.8ft @
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Poor conditions right now. Sweet 2.0ft waves with mixed swell but pretty windy at 13kt Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Apr 5

POOR6 good hours

🌊 1.8-2.8ft 💨 6-13kt 🌡️ 15-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	S	6kt	NE	6kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	7s	SE	6kt	NNE	6kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	SE	6kt	NNE	6kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	SE	6kt	NE	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	SE	6kt	NE	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	SE	7kt	ENE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	SE	8kt	ENE	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	SE	9kt	ENE	11kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	SE	10kt	ENE	13kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	SE	12kt	ENE	15kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2ft	6s	SE	13kt	ENE	16kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2ft	8s	S	13kt	E	17kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	SSW	13kt	E	17kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	WSW	13kt	E	17kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	SSW	12kt	E	18kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	S	12kt	E	18kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SE	11kt	E	18kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SE	11kt	E	19kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SE	11kt	E	19kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	SE	11kt	E	20kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	SE	12kt	E	20kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	SE	12kt	E	19kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	SE	12kt	E	19kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	S	13kt	E	21kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.7-3.2ft 💨 11-19kt 🌡️ 16-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	11s	SSW	13kt	E	23kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	13s	WSW	14kt	ESE	25kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	13s	WSW	16kt	E	27kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	13s	WSW	18kt	E	29kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	13s	WSW	19kt	E	32kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	13s	WSW	18kt	E	29kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	13s	WSW	17kt	E	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	13s	WSW	16kt	E	24kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	13s	WSW	15kt	E	23kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	13s	WSW	14kt	E	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	13s	WSW	14kt	ESE	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2ft	13s	WSW	15kt	ESE	23kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2ft	13s	WSW	16kt	SE	24kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	WSW	18kt	SE	25kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	11s	SSW	15kt	ESE	20kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	9s	S	13kt	ESE	16kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	7s	SE	11kt	E	11kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SE	11kt	E	12kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SE	11kt	E	13kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SE	11kt	E	13kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	9s	S	13kt	E	19kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	SSW	15kt	ESE	24kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	WSW	17kt	ESE	29kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	WSW	17kt	ESE	29kt	17°C	17°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

POOR2 excellent hours

🌊 1.6-5.6ft 💨 6-18kt 🌡️ 12-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	WSW	16kt	SE	28kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	WSW	15kt	SE	27kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	SSW	13kt	SSE	23kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	8s	S	10kt	S	18kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	6s	SSE	7kt	SSW	13kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	8kt	SSW	14kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	9kt	SW	14kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	10kt	WSW	14kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	7s	SSE	10kt	WSW	14kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	SE	10kt	WSW	14kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	6s	SE	10kt	WSW	14kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	S	13kt	W	15kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	13s	SW	15kt	W	16kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	17s	WSW	18kt	W	17kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	17s	WSW	18kt	W	18kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	17s	WSW	17kt	WNW	18kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	17s	WSW	17kt	WNW	19kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.7ft	17s	WSW	15kt	W	17kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	4ft	17s	WSW	14kt	W	16kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	4.2ft	17s	WSW	12kt	W	14kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	17s	WSW	10kt	W	11kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	5ft	17s	WSW	8kt	WNW	9kt	12°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	16s	WSW	6kt	NW	7kt	12°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	16s	WSW	6kt	WNW	7kt	12°C	17°C	0.1mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

EXCELLENT17 excellent hours

🌊 4.1-6.2ft 💨 1-10kt 🌡️ 11-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	16s	WSW	6kt	W	7kt	12°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.2ft	16s	WSW	6kt	W	8kt	12°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	15s	WSW	6kt	W	7kt	11°C	17°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	15s	WSW	5kt	WNW	7kt	11°C	17°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	15s	WSW	5kt	WNW	6kt	11°C	17°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6ft	15s	WSW	4kt	W	5kt	11°C	17°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6ft	15s	WSW	2kt	WSW	4kt	11°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	15s	WSW	1kt	WSW	3kt	11°C	17°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	15s	WSW	3kt	WSW	4kt	11°C	17°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	15s	WSW	4kt	SW	5kt	12°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	15s	WSW	6kt	SW	6kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	15s	WSW	7kt	SW	8kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	5.8ft	15s	WSW	8kt	SW	9kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	5.7ft	15s	WSW	10kt	SW	11kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	5.3ft	15s	WSW	9kt	SW	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	15s	WSW	9kt	SW	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	15s	WSW	8kt	SW	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	15s	WSW	7kt	SW	8kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	14s	WSW	6kt	SW	6kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	14s	WSW	5kt	SW	5kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	14s	WSW	3kt	S	4kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	14s	WSW	2kt	SE	3kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	14s	WSW	1kt	E	2kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	14s	WSW	2kt	ENE	2kt	12°C	17°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

EXCELLENT22 excellent hours

🌊 2.3-4.5ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 10-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	14s	WSW	3kt	NE	3kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	14s	WSW	4kt	NNE	4kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	14s	WSW	5kt	NNE	5kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	14s	WSW	6kt	NE	6kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	14s	WSW	7kt	NE	7kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	14s	WSW	7kt	NE	7kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	14s	WSW	7kt	NE	8kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	13s	WSW	7kt	NE	8kt	10°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	13s	WSW	7kt	NE	8kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	13s	WSW	7kt	NE	8kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	13s	WSW	6kt	ENE	8kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	13s	WSW	7kt	E	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	13s	WSW	8kt	ESE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	13s	WSW	9kt	SE	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	13s	WSW	8kt	SE	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	SE	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3ft	13s	WSW	7kt	SE	8kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	13s	WSW	5kt	SE	7kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	13s	WSW	3kt	ESE	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	13s	WSW	1kt	ESE	4kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	13s	WSW	3kt	NE	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	13s	WSW	5kt	N	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	13s	WSW	7kt	WNW	7kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	11s	WSW	7kt	WNW	8kt	13°C	17°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

GOOD6 excellent hours

🌊 1.6-4.4ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ 13-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	10s	WSW	8kt	WNW	8kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	9s	WSW	8kt	WNW	8kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	9s	WSW	6kt	WSW	6kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	9s	WSW	4kt	SW	4kt	13°C	17°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	9s	WSW	2kt	S	2kt	13°C	17°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	WSW	3kt	S	4kt	13°C	17°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	11s	WSW	4kt	SSE	6kt	14°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	12s	WSW	6kt	SSE	7kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	SSE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	12s	WSW	8kt	SSE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	12s	WSW	10kt	SSE	11kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	12s	WSW	9kt	SSE	10kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	12s	WSW	8kt	SSE	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	12s	WSW	7kt	SE	8kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	12s	WSW	7kt	SSE	8kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	12s	WSW	8kt	SSE	8kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	12s	WSW	8kt	SSE	8kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	11s	SW	7kt	SSE	7kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	SSW	6kt	SSE	7kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	SSW	5kt	SE	6kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	SSW	5kt	SE	7kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	8s	SSW	6kt	ESE	8kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	8s	S	7kt	ESE	10kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	8s	S	7kt	ESE	10kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR9 good hours

🌊 1.2-4.5ft 💨 5-21kt 🌡️ 13-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	8s	S	8kt	E	10kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	4.5ft	8s	S	8kt	E	10kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	7s	S	7kt	ENE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	7s	S	6kt	NE	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	S	6kt	NE	6kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	S	6kt	NNE	5kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	S	5kt	N	5kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	S	5kt	N	5kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	S	7kt	NNW	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	S	8kt	NW	11kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	14kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	SSW	10kt	WNW	16kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	SW	11kt	WNW	19kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	WSW	12kt	WNW	21kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	SW	14kt	WNW	21kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SSW	16kt	WNW	21kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SSW	17kt	W	20kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	SSW	17kt	WNW	21kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	SW	17kt	WNW	23kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	WSW	17kt	WNW	24kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	11s	WSW	18kt	WNW	25kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	11s	WSW	19kt	WNW	26kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	WSW	20kt	NW	27kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	WSW	21kt	NW	27kt	14°C	17°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.2ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:6-19kt NE

Water Temperature:17°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Praia de Faro is an exposed beach break in The Algarve that offers fairly consistent surf, featuring both left and right-hand waves. The most favorable conditions are a West-Southwest swell from groundswells or windswells combined with offshore winds from the Northeast. The spot is sometimes crowded, and overcrowding can even make surfing hazardous. The best time for consistent, clean waves is typically in January.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionWSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNE

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