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Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 WET
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Forte Novo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forte Novo sea temperature is
15.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forte Novo today?

The current surf forecast for Forte Novo at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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!
!
!
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2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)111110131313121212111111111212121212131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38373589273466423403333311248246203268225225233240199155148109110104
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
2.55
6:47PM
2.23
7:05AM
2.33
7:41PM
2.11
8:02AM
2.14
8:44PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
0.59
12:39AM
0.76
1:19PM
0.77
1:36AM
0.92
2:16PM
0.91
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise--7:46-------7:46-------7:45-----
Sunset----5:31-------5:32-------5:34---
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313141614111110101012141211101010101213121212
Feels °C (?)1112111214118877810119888881111101111
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