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Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
15.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Forte Novo today?

The current surf forecast for Forte Novo at 3AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121212121222201918171616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)258824602221190115501314114599285563648040434127132664812221388214222902231220319852513
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
15
W
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
2.11
11:31AM
2.06
11:55PM
2.23
12:22PM
2.17
12:41AM
2.38
1:05PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
0.93
5:35PM
0.89
6:11AM
0.80
6:23PM
0.77
6:55AM
0.65
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----7:45-------7:43-------7:43---
Sunset------5:37-------5:37-------5:38-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------12---121
Temp. °C131211111114161512111110111314141414111113141212
Feels °C (?)1210999121413989810101099127810978
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