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Burgau surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 13 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: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Burgau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3412 | 2787 | 2010 | 1624 | 1463 | 1195 | 958 | 799 | 812 | 965 | 1189 | 1280 | 1325 | 1286 | 1229 | 1073 | 2157 | 901 | 2587 | 2251 | 3167 | 2972 | 3891 | 7443 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:58PM 2.13 | 10:15AM 2.22 | 10:53PM 2.21 | 11:11AM 2.24 | 11:40PM 2.31 | 11:58AM 2.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:02AM 0.92 | 4:35PM 0.79 | 5:01AM 0.85 | 5:23PM 0.74 | 5:49AM 0.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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