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Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
13.7° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 11AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (17 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
0
0
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)131314141313121212121211111111121111131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)572556780646573547439359347271262202198198205327308311780760604584496488
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
2.90
2:28PM
2.72
2:41AM
3.02
3:01PM
2.80
3:14AM
3.08
3:35PM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.16
8:26PM
0.19
8:53AM
0.05
8:58PM
0.11
9:25AM
0.00
9:32PM
0.09
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--7:18-------7:18-------7:16-----
Sunset-----6:13-------6:14-------6:15--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111112141515141312111014151414111010101314121010
Feels °C (?)99111414141413119710111112878799876
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