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Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
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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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Forte Novo today?
The current surf forecast for Forte Novo at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forte Novo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | |
370 | 363 | 356 | 300 | 245 | 240 | 196 | 148 | 136 | 106 | 129 | 99 | 97 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:41PM2.34m | 10:39AM2.11m | 11:00PM2.40m | 11:47AM2.23m | 00:02AM2.51m | 12:39PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.92m | 4:23AM0.71m | 4:42PM0.88m | 5:37AM0.61m | 5:51PM0.75m | 6:31AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
370 | 363 | 356 | 300 | 245 | 240 | 196 | 148 | 136 | 106 | 129 | 99 | 97 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 39 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 40 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 171 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 57 | 22 | 22 | 57 | 4 | 22 | 56 | 70 |
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