Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alfagar today?

The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 6AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (16 Apr)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)131216161616161515141414131313121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)736657765229026422768275324651873163014311036760663546416425423425418411333322248
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
2.94
2:27PM
2.90
2:42AM
3.07
3:05PM
3.03
3:23AM
3.11
3:45PM
3.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.28
8:15AM
0.04
8:29PM
0.10
8:52AM
-0.06
9:09PM
-0.02
9:31AM
-0.07
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:58-------6:56-------6:54----
Sunset-------8:07-------8:07-------8:08
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171515151822232221201917202323222019171619202019
Feels °C (?)151212121721222120181715192020211917141416161819
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