Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 21 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
17.2° 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 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
!
!
0
0
0
0
2
2
!
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0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.8
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
WSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)61514131312121212121413111111111110121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2038101222324404389396361103194268203295291286275562711561485400377370
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02PM
2.74
6:39AM
2.43
7:01PM
2.55
7:48AM
2.21
8:15PM
2.39
9:13AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.34
12:34PM
0.61
1:24AM
0.56
1:42PM
0.82
2:50AM
0.70
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:47--
Sunset-8:10-------8:12-------8:13------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717151413151717161413121215181818151414131720
Feels °C (?)151517131312151515141111101013151414111111101518
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