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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 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
15.1° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alfagar today?

The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 2PM is: 0.6m 22s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)21s
Evening (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)19s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
1
0
0
0
3
5
4
5
2
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.8
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)121221201918171616161515151515151615151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)389322611116418762247264123162900286438573866298231763053321832603218251322181977173114651249
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
2.18
12:41AM
2.39
1:05PM
2.31
1:21AM
2.54
1:43PM
2.43
1:57AM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
0.81
6:23PM
0.78
6:55AM
0.66
7:04PM
0.65
7:34AM
0.52
7:40PM
0.52
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise7:45-------7:45-------7:43-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:38-------5:40-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11---121---1123221--
Temp. °C11131414141312121213131110999911121010987
Feels °C (?)1011910109101010986556678878642
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