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Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 09 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
14.9° 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 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
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)
!
2
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0
0
0
1
1
0
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0
!
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1
2
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212131313121212121213131212161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)365295356305251247209212268617617614617477448392306236592678602569565458
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
2.31
5:42PM
2.27
6:05AM
2.08
6:27PM
2.08
7:02AM
1.87
7:40PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.72
11:48PM
0.79
12:02PM
0.93
12:40AM
1.00
12:58PM
1.12
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise--6:52-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset-----6:32-------6:34-------6:35--
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1110111414121010991012131311111010111314131213
Feels °C (?)87810754645456888668910111011
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