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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Alfagar today?
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
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 decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 17 | |
2 | 2 | 65 | 94 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 132 | 12 | 34 | 255 | 168 | 101 | 101 | 95 | 81 | 101 | 100 | 0 | 99 | 82 | 62 | 32 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:13PM2.70m | 1:30AM2.84m | 1:57PM2.88m | 2:17AM2.95m | 2:41PM3.01m | 3:05AM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.32m | 7:41AM0.13m | 8:03PM0.14m | 8:25AM0.05m | 8:50PM0.02m | 9:10AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | W 11 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 101 | 101 | 95 | 81 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | — | W 12 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NE 5 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SE 4 | W 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 24 | 65 | 94 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 132 | 52 | 77 | 255 | 168 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | 101 | 100 | 39 | 99 | 82 | 62 | 32 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 947 | 947 | 337 | 337 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 756 | 756 | 722 | 182 | 179 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 696 | 696 | 265 | 265 | 182 | 0 | 539 | 727 |
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