Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albufeira today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 3 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:35AM2.11m | 00:10AM2.03m | 12:36PM2.21m | 1:07AM2.13m | 1:25PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM1.00m | 5:56PM0.95m | 6:14AM0.95m | 6:56PM0.84m | 7:07AM0.84m | 7:42PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 25 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 6 | — | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | WNW 7 | W 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | — | 14 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 56 | — | 18 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 6 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 92 | 362 | 362 | 944 | 341 | 341 | 335 | 362 | 3 | 61 | 944 | 738 | 319 | 216 | 3 | 92 | 66 | 92 | 944 | 791 | 362 | 105 |
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