Alfagar surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Alfagar today?

The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 10PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212111111111111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)546416416423416418403333322248240194194191153110108104807877504932
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
5
N
10
NE
15
E
5
NE
10
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
3.03
3:23AM
3.11
3:45PM
3.08
4:06AM
3.05
4:26PM
3.04
4:52AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
-0.02
9:31AM
-0.07
9:51PM
-0.05
10:11AM
0.01
10:35PM
0.00
10:54AM
0.17
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:52--
Sunset-8:07-------8:08-------8:09------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232220191816202020191717161618202019171717171921
Feels °C (?)202120181513161517181716151315161819171614161716
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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