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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 14 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
16.3° 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 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
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 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | |
15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 119 | 109 | 17 | 138 | 178 | 38 | 34 | 163 | 148 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 79 | 96 | 88 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 00:42AM2.68m | 1:13PM2.70m | 1:30AM2.84m | 1:57PM2.88m | 2:17AM2.95m | 2:41PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.27m | 7:17PM0.32m | 7:41AM0.13m | 8:03PM0.14m | 8:25AM0.05m | 8:50PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 14 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | W 11 | — |
 kJ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 79 | — | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | 3 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | W 16 | — | S 13 | S 12 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 119 | 109 | 36 | 138 | 178 | 62 | 80 | 163 | 148 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 96 | 88 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 69 | 64 | 374 | 756 | 938 | 539 | 346 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 430 | 669 | 722 | 674 | 179 | 179 | 165 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 696 | 727 | 265 |
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