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Alvor surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 WET
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Alvor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Alvor sea temperature is
14.7° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alvor today?

The current surf forecast for Alvor at 6AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)7888888888888888888888109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32744447766752538128024820111686716273122119101300343270228228211437
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
3.10
2:34PM
2.96
2:48AM
3.15
3:09PM
3.01
3:25AM
3.11
3:46PM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
0.12
8:23AM
-0.05
8:34PM
0.01
8:58AM
-0.09
9:11PM
-0.02
9:33AM
-0.03
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:39-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset-------6:44-------6:45-------6:45
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--2131-12415---12-1--1---
Temp. °C151615131315151515141414151514151515151516171716
Feels °C (?)998101012121213887886101111141414141414
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