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Albufeira surf break

Albufeira surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 WET
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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
14.8° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albufeira today?

The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (19 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)788988888888889998888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333345005875383812802321871409165677701370984268351287284268245422
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
20
SSW
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossoncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
3.10
2:34PM
2.96
2:47AM
3.15
3:09PM
3.01
3:25AM
3.12
3:46PM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
0.12
8:23AM
-0.05
8:34PM
0.01
8:57AM
-0.09
9:10PM
-0.02
9:33AM
-0.03
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:39-------6:37-------6:35---
Sunset-------6:43-------6:44-------6:45
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---102-11-15----3-1--1---
Temp. °C151615141415151515141414151515151515151516161616
Feels °C (?)109811111211111266788891110131413121314
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