Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albufeira today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 1PM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 14 | WSW 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 4 | W 4 | W 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 11 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20PM2.72m | 1:53AM2.67m | 2:15PM2.92m | 2:47AM2.78m | 3:06PM3.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.46m | 7:38PM0.29m | 7:57AM0.32m | 8:33PM0.11m | 8:48AM0.20m | 9:24PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | W 13 | W 7 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WNW 6 | W 4 |
| kJ | 43 | 58 | 74 | 66 | 47 | 4 | 63 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | W 13 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 7 | S 15 | W 10 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | W 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 8 | S 16 | S 12 | S 14 | W 10 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 90 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 61 | 56 | 699 | 538 | 43 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 66 | 692 | 205 | 204 | 92 | 56 | 56 | 66 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 201 | 92 |
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