Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 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
16.3° 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 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121211111111111615141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1191147979808250456910346634138373645686692128166151190
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
0
NNE
10
WSW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
5
S
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
2.96
3:32PM
2.85
3:45AM
2.91
4:02PM
2.84
4:17AM
2.80
4:32PM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
0.17
9:20AM
0.10
9:32PM
0.15
9:49AM
0.15
10:03PM
0.18
10:18AM
0.24
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:13---
Sunset-------7:54-------7:55-------7:55
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918161821212220181817182021202020191919212219
Feels °C (?)151514121420182018151514151718171817161615171917
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