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Albufeira surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 16 | SW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 2:41PM3.01m | 3:05AM2.99m | 3:26PM3.07m | 3:53AM2.94m | 4:13PM3.06m | 4:44AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.05m | 8:50PM0.02m | 9:10AM0.04m | 9:37PM-0.03m | 9:56AM0.10m | 10:27PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 4 | WNW 6 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 6 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 39 | 17 | 92 | 90 | 119 | 117 | 109 | 102 | 69 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | — | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 15 | W 14 | SE 4 | — | W 17 | W 8 | — | — | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 17 | S 16 | NW 9 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 14 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 61 | 696 | 696 | 362 | 3 | 3 | 105 | 510 | 757 | 757 | 362 | 200 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 629 | 427 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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