Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albufeira today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 12PM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM2.56m | 6:05PM2.71m | 6:30AM2.49m | 6:47PM2.57m | 7:16AM2.39m | 7:39PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.41m | 00:17AM0.39m | 12:29PM0.52m | 00:59AM0.51m | 1:18PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | — | 15 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 15 | — | 15 | 36 | 24 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 | — | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 4 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 99 | 99 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 12 | 19 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 352 | 93 | 619 | 619 | 200 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 272 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 43 | 11 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 739 | 375 | 349 |
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