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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Alfagar today?
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | |
425 | 344 | 280 | 224 | 224 | 205 | 198 | 191 | 191 | 244 | 253 | 287 | 277 | 272 | 272 | 277 | 282 | 282 | 231 | 227 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:35AM2.46m | 6:56PM2.70m | 7:40AM2.29m | 8:02PM2.56m | 8:50AM2.19m | 9:12PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.56m | 1:22AM0.46m | 1:33PM0.71m | 2:34AM0.59m | 2:46PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | 8:40 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 425 | 344 | 280 | 224 | 224 | 205 | 139 | 191 | 191 | 244 | 253 | 287 | 277 | 269 | 248 | 199 | 193 | 193 | 217 | 248 | 217 | 223 | 204 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 198 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 272 | 272 | 277 | 282 | 282 | 231 | 227 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 174 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 41 | 120 | 123 | 153 | 153 | 223 | 173 | 206 | 340 | 350 | 320 | 297 | 441 | — | 263 | 280 | 363 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 64 | 8 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 45 | 62 | 61 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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