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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 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 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Alfagar today?
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
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 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
68 | 66 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 47 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 69 | 84 | 86 | 103 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | 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 | |
High Tide | 11:53PM2.50m | 12:28PM2.48m | 00:42AM2.68m | 1:13PM2.70m | 1:30AM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.74m | 6:12AM0.45m | 6:30PM0.53m | 6:57AM0.27m | 7:17PM0.32m | 7:41AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 14 | S 14 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 3 | 66 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 47 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 6 | S 13 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 10 | — | — | SW 13 | W 12 | S 13 | W 12 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | W 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 69 | 84 | 86 | 103 | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 272 | 95 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 95 | 929 | 268 | 0 | 202 | 202 | 69 | 374 | 732 | 539 | 539 | 346 | 540 | 540 | 416 | 539 | 669 |
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