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Luz surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Luz surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Luz sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Luz today?
The current surf forecast for Luz at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Luz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 16 | W 15 | ESE 5 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | |
223 | 257 | 306 | 268 | 188 | 143 | 128 | 128 | 116 | 109 | 96 | 76 | 56 | 43 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 137 | 0 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:23AM2.97m | 12:53PM2.95m | 1:09AM3.00m | 1:32PM3.04m | 1:50AM3.02m | 2:09PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM1.07m | 7:02PM1.12m | 7:22AM1.04m | 7:43PM1.05m | 7:56AM1.01m | 8:19PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NW 10 | ESE 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 294 | 285 | 227 | 211 | 207 | 149 | 146 | 128 | 116 | 109 | 96 | 76 | 106 | 43 | 119 | 115 | 79 | 65 | 21 | 27 | 137 | 170 | 161 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | NW 11 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 135 | 127 | 125 | 100 | 85 | 22 | 119 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 85 | 108 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 15 | ESE 5 | WNW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SE 5 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 36 | — | 24 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 59 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 223 | 257 | 306 | 268 | 188 | 143 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 35 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 53 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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