Forte Novo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 19 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
16.9° 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: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)11101010101010101010101010101091615141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79785250493131313017171777771938101171272290339278
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
20
SSE
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SW
10
NW
5
N
5
SE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncrossglasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
3.03
4:51AM
2.90
5:11PM
2.92
5:41AM
2.68
6:02PM
2.74
6:39AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
-0.01
10:53AM
0.16
11:23PM
0.14
11:40AM
0.38
12:17AM
0.34
12:34PM
0.61
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:50-------6:48--
Sunset-8:09-------8:10-------8:10------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201917181817192121211918181819191817171615141617
Feels °C (?)181817171614161617171615131414171515161614141616
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