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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 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
14.9° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
W
2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212111111111111101918171616161515161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)928694589494505390358351356303297302231602940114813472062206215091676174317211829
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18PM
2.52
2:32AM
2.80
2:51PM
2.59
3:05AM
2.88
3:25PM
2.63
3:38AM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
0.40
8:14PM
0.41
8:44AM
0.30
8:48PM
0.33
9:17AM
0.24
9:20PM
0.29
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise7:43-------7:43-------7:43-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:43-------5:44-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C811131197767121412111099912141312121314
Feels °C (?)257642212788765558101010999
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