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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alfagar today?

The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.8
ESE
0.9
SE
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010451016151514131212121212121413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7756493232323118223892045110136340464625546486425303514384
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
S
20
SE
20
SSE
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
E
10
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
2.91
5:11PM
2.93
5:42AM
2.69
6:02PM
2.76
6:39AM
2.44
7:02PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
0.17
11:23PM
0.15
11:40AM
0.38
12:18AM
0.35
12:34PM
0.62
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:52-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset-----8:10-------8:12-------8:13--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819222121191818171919191816151413161718171412
Feels °C (?)17161718181816151515161717161614121116151614109
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