Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forte Novo today?

The current surf forecast for Forte Novo at 3AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
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Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)161615141414141414141413131313121212121212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29723431328231102815277626272234181716331247498335212209145138136136136136172300356
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
0
NE
5
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
2.07
6:54PM
2.14
7:30AM
1.89
8:02PM
2.00
8:58AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.76
12:29PM
0.91
1:12AM
0.95
1:23PM
1.07
2:29AM
1.08
2:51PM
1.16
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:05---
Sunset-------8:00-------8:00-------8:01
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------2-----------
Temp. °C111212121314151413121211121514141212121214161818
Feels °C (?)91010101010111010998101513121111111113141414
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