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Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 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
14.8° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (12 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)151414141414141414141313121212121211171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)602569565553522515631640541436417335251236229178132121137251391836710719
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
SE
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
1.92
8:45AM
1.76
9:33PM
1.90
10:32AM
1.84
10:57PM
2.06
11:35AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
1.12
2:07AM
1.15
2:42PM
1.21
4:10AM
1.11
4:32PM
1.12
5:24AM
0.93
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------6:48-------6:47-------6:45-
Sunset-6:35-------6:36-------6:37------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413141414151718171716151414182018131313121215
Feels °C (?)111311121212131416161614131211161715910107710
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