Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albufeira today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | WNW 8 | S 14 | WNW 4 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50PM1.94m | 9:29AM1.98m | 10:23PM1.85m | 11:02AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.99m | 2:48AM1.09m | 3:52PM1.10m | 4:24AM1.15m | 5:34PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 14 | W 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 66 | 54 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 80 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | W 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | W 12 | S 14 | S 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 2 | N 2 | — | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | 103 | 56 | 23 | 16 | 73 | 54 | — | — | 62 | 5 | 18 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 205 | 205 | 538 | 113 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 814 | 757 | 725 | 205 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 56 |
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