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Aberta A Nova surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Aberta A Nova surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aberta A Nova sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Aberta A Nova today?
The current surf forecast for Aberta A Nova at 10AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aberta A Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2211 | 2116 | 1930 | 1619 | 1266 | 1044 | 494 | 649 | 1705 | 2023 | 2187 | 2056 | 4636 | 8479 | 8776 | 7922 | 7746 | 6996 | 6297 | 5281 | 3940 | 3219 | 2529 | 1956 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:13AM 2.45 | 7:56PM 2.09 | 8:16AM 2.30 | 9:03PM 2.05 | 9:22AM 2.21 | 10:06PM 2.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:42PM 0.65 | 1:51AM 0.84 | 2:47PM 0.74 | 3:02AM 0.91 | 3:50PM 0.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
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