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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Alfagar today?
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 9PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
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 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | |
12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 30 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:39PM2.63m | 5:01AM2.40m | 5:14PM2.52m | 5:38AM2.25m | 5:53PM2.39m | 6:20AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.46m | 10:55AM0.59m | 11:25PM0.59m | 11:31AM0.72m | 00:07AM0.74m | 12:12PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 |
13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 |
 kJ | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | NW 7 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 29 | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 699 | 201 | 193 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 727 | 952 | 316 | 346 | 93 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 862 | 745 | 732 | 361 | 193 | 69 | 62 | 62 | 619 |
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