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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 21 Jan 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
14.8° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alfagar today?

The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 9AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)8ft (2.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
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
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
!
5
!
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0
0
0
2
!
!
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0
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
4
W
4.5
W
6
WNW
6
WNW
Period(s) (?)151515141414131313161616161616161514141415151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16981782131512621342205819712305433647655522600257575160286423595403453145104122684791251453815201
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
2.92
3:59PM
2.63
4:12AM
2.90
4:35PM
2.61
4:49AM
2.84
5:13PM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
0.21
9:54PM
0.29
10:25AM
0.23
10:30PM
0.33
11:02AM
0.28
11:09PM
0.42
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise--7:43-------7:41-------7:41-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:46---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
112321-------125---12--2
Temp. °C13141315151513131211121414131415131212131111119
Feels °C (?)1010791110767810108771098642242
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