Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 11 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
16.6° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
!
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.9
WNW
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)101111121313131315151515151514141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)500292348517800104110571090953104617081275119099379780239051141133515710910572
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
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
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
2.09
11:45AM
2.02
11:58PM
2.29
12:32PM
2.24
12:43AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
1.10
5:31AM
0.90
5:41PM
0.93
6:20AM
0.67
6:30PM
0.71
7:00AM
0.43
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------7:03-------7:01-------7:00-
Sunset-8:02-------8:02-------8:04------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211711999121618151210101013171716131211121619
Feels °C (?)1911310037975344711111199891417
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