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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 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
16.9° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
 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) | NW 8 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 49 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 67 | 56 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 908 | 828 | 921 | 1255 | 1678 | — | 1261 | 1608 | 1125 | 995 | 885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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