Martinhal surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 WEST
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Martinhal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Martinhal sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Martinhal today?

The current surf forecast for Martinhal at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)10101012121211111111101010101010109999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2502131774374094333893413343002882082042002001961451301139086806153
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
N
10
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossononononcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
2.59
1:37AM
2.46
1:49PM
2.76
2:14AM
2.60
2:26PM
2.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
0.67
7:31PM
0.40
7:38AM
0.49
8:08PM
0.26
8:14AM
0.35
8:41PM
0.17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:36--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272523232323222222222223232323222221212221191817
Feels °C (?)252422232326232322222223242425242422212117161312
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Algarve

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent offshore wind has turned cross-shore at Martinhal (light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 020 to 100 degs) at Faro Airport 85 km from Martinhal). 0.4m 14s groundswell from the WNW to make surfable waves.

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