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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 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
16.3° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
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 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | |
35 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 94 | 107 | 119 | 142 | 186 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 168 | 176 | 101 | 99 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:42AM2.68m | 1:13PM2.70m | 1:30AM2.84m | 1:57PM2.88m | 2:17AM2.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.53m | 6:57AM0.27m | 7:17PM0.32m | 7:41AM0.13m | 8:03PM0.14m | 8:25AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 35 | — | 35 | 17 | 19 | 33 | 101 | 99 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 14 | NW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | W 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 4 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 32 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 94 | 107 | 119 | 142 | 186 | 80 | 91 | 74 | 168 | 176 | 9 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 929 | 268 | 202 | 202 | 69 | 64 | 374 | 64 | 938 | 539 | 393 | 727 | 540 | 489 | 475 | 702 | 667 | 702 | 337 | 183 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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