Burgau surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 WEST
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Burgau surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Burgau sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Burgau today?

The current surf forecast for Burgau at 5PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
WNW
17
0.5
W
16
1
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
17
17
28
134
513
899
1513
1496
1306
1120
980
800
655
569
461
385
359
291
291
334
337
393
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
W
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
0
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:05PM2.98m
5:39AM2.65m
5:59PM2.85m
6:37AM2.46m
6:58PM2.70m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.22m
11:23PM0.13m
11:36AM0.38m
00:21AM0.29m
12:32PM0.56m
1:25AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:39
8:39
8:40
Temp °C
16
20
19
18
17
18
19
19
22
23
24
24
22
22
20
20
21
22
24
24
23
21
20
20
14
19
15
14
14
16
18
18
21
20
21
23
20
19
15
15
16
17
20
21
19
16
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.5
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
224
163
154
148
142
213
245
899
1513
1496
1306
1120
980
800
655
569
461
385
359
291
291
334
313
353
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.5
W
16
1
WNW
16
1.1
NW
10
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
10
4
17
17
14
134
513
208
8
8
4
8
4
19
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
7
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
9
9
9
28
37
8
8
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
6
8
4
5
31
103
220
210
261
268
250
306
337
393
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
19
15
15
185
50
0
0
0
0
16
16
0
0
0
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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