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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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 10AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
W
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)171616151514141414161616151514171616161314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15371195991764639622377478313628991125712791212104526102231229920961021127911261110957
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
25
SSE
15
S
0
SE
20
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
45
SE
40
SSE
35
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
NNW
25
SE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		onglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
2.77
1:26PM
2.67
1:37AM
2.96
1:59PM
2.84
2:12AM
3.10
2:34PM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.25
7:24PM
0.27
7:50AM
0.06
7:58PM
0.12
8:23AM
-0.05
8:34PM
0.01
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--6:41-------6:39-------6:37-----
Sunset-----6:40-------6:42-------6:43--
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-------414422221533387612
Temp. °C121314161615151414151516161515161514131313121415
Feels °C (?)8671012131611911111110101088891012121011
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