Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Alfagar today?

The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 5PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2
W
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
908
828
921
1255
1678
1461
1440
1608
1297
1153
1129
1086
959
922
904
675
516
367
273
226
143
136
111
96
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:19AM1.92m
8:46PM2.14m
9:36AM1.95m
9:57PM2.19m
10:44AM2.08m
10:59PM2.33m
Low Tide
2:11PM1.03m
3:16AM0.94m
3:29PM1.02m
4:26AM0.83m
4:40PM0.91m
5:23AM0.65m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:29
8:30
8:30
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.5
WNW
12
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2
W
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
Energy kJ
47
46
46
81
1363
1461
1440
1299
1297
1153
1129
1086
959
922
904
675
516
367
273
226
143
136
111
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.4
WSW
12
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
NW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
3
49
2
1
7
7
6
9
40
67
56
51
30
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
WSW
10
2.5
SW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
908
828
921
1255
1678
1261
1608
1125
995
885
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
272
494
614
619
626
305
629
416
629
649
692
219
52
52
52
63
95
272
626
61
61
61
33
33
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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