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Burgau surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 WESTForecast 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Burgau today?
The current surf forecast for Burgau at 10PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Burgau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
353 | 340 | 340 | 313 | 313 | 373 | 382 | 415 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 407 | 356 | 350 | 343 | 292 | 292 | 286 | 240 | 237 | 227 | 249 | 204 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:58PM2.70m | 7:42AM2.29m | 8:04PM2.56m | 8:53AM2.18m | 9:15PM2.46m | 10:05AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.46m | 1:36PM0.71m | 2:37AM0.59m | 2:49PM0.82m | 3:50AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 353 | 340 | 340 | 313 | 313 | 373 | 370 | 415 | 400 | 400 | 199 | 407 | 356 | 350 | 173 | 199 | 199 | 156 | 160 | 146 | 119 | 142 | 142 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 400 | 160 | 134 | 134 | 343 | 292 | 292 | 286 | 240 | 237 | 227 | 240 | 204 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 149 | 139 | 139 | 154 | 257 | 362 | 382 | 326 | 261 | 193 | — | — | 197 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 249 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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