Albufeira surf break

Albufeira surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 21 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albufeira today?

The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)888888999988999998888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)211180180138138142145148148145142142178190186159135102806750282014
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
0
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglassoffglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
2.98
4:26PM
2.87
4:50AM
2.77
5:11PM
2.70
5:41AM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
0.04
10:11AM
0.11
10:32PM
0.17
10:53AM
0.33
11:20PM
0.38
11:41AM
0.58
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:31---
Sunset-------6:45-------6:46-------6:46
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------12--------
Temp. °C151414141416161515141414151718171716151415171816
Feels °C (?)141212121012141415131313151617161715131112131516
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