Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
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
Fri
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
!
!
0
!
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
W
0.2
W
1.1
SE
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.8
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
WSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
WNW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1010691615141313121212121214131311111111121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)778471938101222329404456396425103194277264181251291438569807485
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SSE
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
WNW
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
2.68
6:02PM
2.74
6:39AM
2.43
7:01PM
2.55
7:48AM
2.21
8:15PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.38
12:17AM
0.34
12:34PM
0.61
1:24AM
0.56
1:42PM
0.82
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-6:50-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset-----8:10-------8:12-------8:13--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819191817161615141617171615131312151818181514
Feels °C (?)131415171515151513131615151312111110131614141111
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