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Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Alfagar today?
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
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 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | |
372 | 269 | 338 | 389 | 379 | 457 | 690 | 676 | 588 | 489 | 461 | 461 | 461 | 608 | 468 | 394 | 333 | 279 | 279 | 230 | 183 | 277 | 133 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:49AM2.21m | 8:16PM2.40m | 9:14AM2.09m | 9:41PM2.35m | 10:39AM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.57m | 1:43PM0.83m | 2:51AM0.71m | 3:12PM0.93m | 4:24AM0.72m | 4:42PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 372 | 269 | 338 | 389 | 379 | 457 | 690 | 676 | 588 | 489 | 461 | 461 | 461 | 461 | 468 | 394 | 333 | 279 | 279 | 230 | 183 | 171 | 133 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 11 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 57 | 28 | — | 19 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 608 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 277 | 9 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 69 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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