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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 WESTForecast 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Alfagar today?
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 4PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Alfagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | |
10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 96 | 104 | 104 | 125 | 178 | 36 | 34 | 231 | 235 | 130 | 103 | 101 | 79 | 92 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 65 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:13PM2.70m | 1:30AM2.84m | 1:57PM2.88m | 2:17AM2.95m | 2:41PM3.01m | 3:05AM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.32m | 7:41AM0.13m | 8:03PM0.14m | 8:25AM0.05m | 8:50PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | 8:35 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 13 |
 kJ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 130 | 103 | 101 | 79 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 14 | NW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | W 15 | W 15 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | W 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 12 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 96 | 104 | 104 | 125 | 178 | 62 | 103 | 231 | 235 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | 92 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 65 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 539 | 756 | 938 | 539 | 346 | 337 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 725 | 944 | 702 | 182 | 179 | 165 | 8 | 0 | 261 | 696 | 361 | 265 | 361 | 0 | 93 |
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