Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albufeira today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | W 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 11 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | SE 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 12 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 34 | 36 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12PM2.71m | 4:32AM2.80m | 5:07PM2.49m | 5:29AM2.63m | 6:12PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.13m | 10:11PM0.34m | 10:47AM0.30m | 11:03PM0.55m | 11:50AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 294 | 228 | 174 | 42 | 34 | 36 | 46 | 54 | 45 | 26 | 14 | 92 | 178 | 170 | 212 | 208 | 244 | 240 | 284 | 228 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | W 18 | W 16 | SE 5 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 121 | 123 | 88 | 85 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 33 | 70 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 47 | 10 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | SE 6 | W 16 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 18 | 22 | 6 | — | 7 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 81 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 20 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 58 | 59 | 3 | 3 |
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