Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albufeira today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 12PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | W 12 | S 8 | W 12 | W 12 | S 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46AM2.17m | 7:24PM1.90m | 7:54AM2.03m | 8:51PM1.80m | 9:26AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.95m | 1:13AM1.08m | 2:22PM1.08m | 2:40AM1.17m | 4:03PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 290 | 232 | 232 | 235 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 225 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 169 | 95 | 66 | 65 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 21 | 22 | 49 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 9 | S 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 73 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 25 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 421 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 200 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 3 | 59 | 62 | 43 | 3 |
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