Albufeira surf break

Albufeira surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Albufeira today?

The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 10AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (08 Apr)--

Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)666666141414141413131313121212666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32382818171500000000000014139997
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
10
N
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
2.08
6:55PM
2.15
7:30AM
1.90
8:02PM
2.01
8:58AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.77
12:29PM
0.92
1:12AM
0.96
1:24PM
1.08
2:30AM
1.09
2:52PM
1.17
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----7:09-------7:07-------7:05---
Sunset-------8:00-------8:01-------8:01
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--11-------1-----------
Temp. °C111211111314151413121110121514141212111114171817
Feels °C (?)9109910911101098710141212111191013151413
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