Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albufeira today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Albufeira at 12AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albufeira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:39PM2.76m | 6:01AM2.62m | 6:23PM2.57m | 6:48AM2.47m | 7:18PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.32m | 12:05PM0.42m | 00:29AM0.51m | 12:56PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
41 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | W 10 | NW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | ESE 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — |
124 | 61 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 737 | 267 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 36 | 36 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 36 |
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