Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albufeira today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 6PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 9 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54PM3.17m | 4:24AM2.84m | 4:41PM3.18m | 5:10AM2.78m | 5:26PM3.10m | 5:55AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.13m | 10:13PM-0.06m | 10:21AM0.12m | 10:59PM-0.02m | 11:06AM0.18m | 11:44PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | 8:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 | W 9 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | S 11 | — | S 11 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 619 | 746 | 619 | 510 | 204 | 201 | 66 | 620 | 926 | 937 | 739 | 738 | 267 | 201 | 200 | 362 | 780 | 1229 | 739 | 738 | 709 | 66 | 66 |
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