Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albufeira today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 2PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 4 | W 2 | W 3 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 3 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46AM2.09m | 11:30PM2.01m | 11:42AM2.26m | 00:16AM2.21m | 12:26PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM1.12m | 5:17PM0.92m | 5:26AM0.97m | 6:05PM0.73m | 6:13AM0.77m | 6:43PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 159 | 209 | 253 | 232 | 222 | 215 | 209 | 151 | 146 | 146 | 106 | 93 | 90 | 63 | 72 | 114 | 148 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 200 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 362 | 3 | 3 |
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