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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Alfagar today?
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
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 Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 16 | |
6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:14PM2.52m | 5:38AM2.25m | 5:53PM2.39m | 6:20AM2.11m | 6:39PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.59m | 11:25PM0.59m | 11:31AM0.72m | 00:07AM0.74m | 12:12PM0.85m | 00:57AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:27 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
 kJ | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 7 | — | S 15 | W 8 | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | W 11 | S 15 | W 11 | W 11 | S 14 | NW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 65 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 619 | 727 | 316 | 346 | 182 | 69 | 69 | 198 | 361 | 736 | 735 | 361 | 361 | 193 | 62 | 0 | 69 | 619 | 539 | 272 | 69 | 61 | 61 |
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