Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 25 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
17.3° 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 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
W
8
0.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
148
136
133
103
99
97
69
49
47
47
46
31
31
30
29
31
36
23
22
24
23
21
33
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
10
SSW
15
SW
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
glassy
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:39AM2.11m
11:00PM2.40m
11:47AM2.23m
00:02AM2.51m
12:39PM2.39m
00:52AM2.61m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.88m
5:37AM0.61m
5:51PM0.75m
6:31AM0.49m
6:43PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:45
6:43
6:43
6:41
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8:15
8:15
8:16
8:17
Temp °C
18
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
19
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
21
22
22
20
19
18
17
17
18
18
17
19
18
17
17
16
19
21
19
19
19
20
19
17
19
20
20
18
19
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.5
W
8
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Energy kJ
196
148
136
133
103
99
97
69
49
47
47
46
31
31
46
52
51
36
57
45
69
86
69
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
5
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.1
SW
12
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
Energy kJ
19
1
4
10
19
18
21
24
31
30
29
31
6
23
22
22
21
20
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
6
14
13
24
23
21
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.8
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
57
168
3
0
0
0
0
0
70
57
57
57
22
22
22
72
0
56
22
22
3
56
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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