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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 WET
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Alfagar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Alfagar sea temperature is
15.1° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alfagar today?

The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
W
0.6
W
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121111111111121212121313121312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55126515648589569478383376314251331355303254323285215202165162141169156
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on		glassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
2.56
6:47PM
2.24
7:05AM
2.34
7:41PM
2.12
8:03AM
2.15
8:44PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
0.60
12:39AM
0.77
1:19PM
0.78
1:37AM
0.93
2:16PM
0.91
2:48AM
1.02
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise7:46-------7:46-------7:46-------
Sunset--5:32-------5:34-------5:35-----
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131416131111101011131413111110101013141313121212
Feels °C (?)12121310887891112129988812121213111111
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