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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 WET
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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
14.9° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alfagar today?

The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 7AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
!
6
6
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
W
1.9
WNW
2
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)101918171616161515161515151414141313131416161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)231602940114813471869206215091676174319021489131511292120208920122101377232815070552256165160
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
5
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
2.88
3:25PM
2.63
3:38AM
2.92
3:59PM
2.63
4:12AM
2.90
4:35PM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
0.33
9:17AM
0.24
9:20PM
0.29
9:51AM
0.21
9:54PM
0.29
10:25AM
0.23
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----7:43-------7:43-------7:41---
Sunset------5:44-------5:45-------5:45-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1-12112--------
Temp. °C1110991012141313131313131515151312131212141413
Feels °C (?)7755791010111110991111107678101097
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