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Burgau surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Burgau today?
The current surf forecast for Burgau at 3AM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Burgau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9085 | 8871 | 8579 | 8119 | 7468 | 6555 | 5451 | 3951 | 3412 | 2787 | 2010 | 1624 | 1463 | 1195 | 958 | 799 | 812 | 965 | 1206 | 1299 | 1179 | 1286 | 1106 | 1073 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:54PM 2.09 | 9:13AM 2.25 | 9:58PM 2.13 | 10:15AM 2.22 | 10:53PM 2.21 | 11:11AM 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:53AM 0.94 | 3:40PM 0.80 | 4:02AM 0.92 | 4:35PM 0.79 | 5:01AM 0.85 | 5:23PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
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