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Alvor surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 5 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 8 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:06PM2.72m | 4:26AM2.53m | 4:39PM2.63m | 5:01AM2.40m | 5:14PM2.52m | 5:38AM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.38m | 10:13PM0.36m | 10:21AM0.48m | 10:48PM0.46m | 10:55AM0.59m | 11:25PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:27 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 66 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 38 | 51 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | NW 10 | — | W 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 82 | 57 | — | 70 | — | — | — | 22 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 737 | 726 | 26 | 378 | 31 | 13 | 31 | 91 | 612 | 691 | 600 | 184 | 184 | 45 | 33 | 36 | 773 | 737 | 350 | 378 | 216 | 45 | 45 |
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