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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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forte Novo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 4 | WNW 4 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | |
12 | 22 | 19 | 39 | 65 | 92 | 90 | 119 | 117 | 109 | 102 | 100 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 245 | 441 | 682 | 627 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:26PM3.06m | 3:53AM2.93m | 4:13PM3.05m | 4:44AM2.82m | 5:03PM2.97m | 5:37AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM-0.04m | 9:55AM0.09m | 10:27PM-0.00m | 10:43AM0.21m | 11:20PM0.11m | 11:33AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 6 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
3 | 5 | 19 | 39 | 15 | 92 | 90 | 119 | 117 | 109 | 102 | 100 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 245 | 441 | 682 | 627 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 55 | 52 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 13 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | — |
1 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 |
12 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 757 | 733 | 209 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 623 | 633 | 209 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 74 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 72 |
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