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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.2° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alfagar today?

The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 9AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.2
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)111111101213131313131212121212121212121222201918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78319581923169012802724319329962722246920991712156912901022814617464389322807135518762247
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
40
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
2.01
11:01PM
2.12
11:31AM
2.07
11:56PM
2.24
12:23PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
1.02
4:35PM
0.98
5:18AM
0.94
5:35PM
0.90
6:12AM
0.81
6:23PM
0.78
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise--7:46-------7:45-------7:45-----
Sunset----5:36-------5:37-------5:37---
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-84211----------------3-
Temp. °C151414151514131211111114161412111110111314141311
Feels °C (?)871010111212119991113111089810999118
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