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Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 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
15.1° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 1AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
2.5
WNW
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
1.9
W
1.8
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
W
Period(s) (?)161515151515151414141313131416161616161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142012971119114911781132958758831818782663224021843567398137863785415117881549322434203436
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
45
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
2.62
3:38AM
2.91
3:58PM
2.62
4:12AM
2.89
4:34PM
2.60
4:48AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:20PM
0.28
9:50AM
0.20
9:54PM
0.28
10:25AM
0.22
10:30PM
0.32
11:01AM
0.27
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-
Sunset5:43-------5:44-------5:45-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----1-1122-------223---1
Temp. °C141312131314131415161412121112141413151511121313
Feels °C (?)119101110108791297881011977105774
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