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Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forte Novo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | |
65 | 92 | 90 | 123 | 117 | 109 | 102 | 100 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 47 | 245 | 517 | 682 | 637 | 591 | 582 | 483 | 377 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:53AM2.93m | 4:13PM3.05m | 4:44AM2.82m | 5:03PM2.97m | 5:37AM2.64m | 5:57PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.09m | 10:27PM-0.00m | 10:43AM0.21m | 11:20PM0.11m | 11:33AM0.37m | 00:17AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | 8:37 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
15 | 92 | 90 | 123 | 117 | 109 | 102 | 100 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 245 | 517 | 682 | 637 | 591 | 582 | 483 | 377 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 16 | WNW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
65 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 14 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | WNW 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 |
2 | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 73 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 623 | 623 | 209 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 74 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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