Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albufeira today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 1PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | S 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM2.68m | 6:11PM2.93m | 6:40AM2.54m | 6:57PM2.71m | 7:26AM2.39m | 7:46PM2.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.29m | 00:27AM0.27m | 12:34PM0.45m | 1:11AM0.46m | 1:22PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | N 3 | — | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 2 | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 1 | — | 18 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 66 | 738 | 1229 | 944 | 738 | 532 | 427 | 185 | 185 | 362 | 660 | 664 | 729 | 479 | 186 | 185 | 66 | 362 | 791 | 619 | 532 | 362 |
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