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Amoreira surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Amoreira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Amoreira sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Amoreira today?
The current surf forecast for Amoreira at 11AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Amoreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 1905 | 2084 | 2088 | 2815 | 9324 | 13375 | 17090 | 16731 | 15829 | 14638 | 13042 | 11567 | 8742 | 7163 | 5722 | 4885 | 3326 | 2967 | 2471 | 2020 | 1541 | 1541 | 1541 | 1502 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:12AM 2.32 | 8:58PM 2.07 | 9:17AM 2.23 | 10:02PM 2.10 | 10:20AM 2.20 | 10:57PM 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:45AM 0.85 | 2:42PM 0.75 | 2:57AM 0.92 | 3:45PM 0.78 | 4:06AM 0.90 | 4:40PM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
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