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Albufeira surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (06 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 16 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | S 13 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:38AM2.25m | 5:53PM2.39m | 6:20AM2.11m | 6:39PM2.26m | 7:12AM1.99m | 7:37PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.72m | 00:07AM0.74m | 12:12PM0.85m | 00:57AM0.87m | 1:04PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | 8:28 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | S 14 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 3 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | NW 7 | S 15 | W 8 | S 14 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 16 | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 9 | — | 3 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 200 | 755 | 746 | 729 | 362 | 362 | 105 | 105 | 59 | 66 | 619 | 538 | 362 | 197 | 58 | 58 | 93 | 272 | 364 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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