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Albufeira surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Albufeira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Albufeira sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albufeira today?
The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 2PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | W 4 | WNW 4 | S 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 10 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 34 | 41 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:28PM2.48m | 00:42AM2.68m | 1:13PM2.70m | 1:30AM2.84m | 1:57PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.45m | 6:30PM0.53m | 6:57AM0.27m | 7:17PM0.32m | 7:41AM0.13m | 8:03PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | 8:34 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 55 | 53 | 39 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 14 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 36 | 34 | 41 | 20 | 26 | — | — | 9 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 56 | 42 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 11 | 17 | 93 | 926 | 267 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 66 | 375 | 61 | 935 | 727 | 727 | 726 | 538 | 3 | 944 | 944 | 944 | 672 | 538 | 349 |
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