Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
19.2° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)10101413121211111111111010101010109999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56383755731391351261231211191121061021021007468646244423959
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
0
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
E
10
SSE
15
SW
10
WNW
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
2.61
1:33AM
2.48
1:45PM
2.78
2:11AM
2.62
2:22PM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.68
7:27PM
0.41
7:35AM
0.50
8:05PM
0.27
8:11AM
0.35
8:37PM
0.18
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:18-----
Sunset-----7:36-------7:35-------7:32--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252424272725232322222425252423222222242626272220
Feels °C (?)242324262727252523222426262725252525262726252018
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Algarve

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 23 km from Alfagar (light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 020 to 100 degs) at Faro Airport 23 km from Alfagar). 0.7m 10s swell from the WNW with a 0.2m 14s groundswell from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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23 km away, 1 h 22 min ago

11 km/h
NE
0.0
19.2
Air / Water (°C)
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