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Martinhal surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 WET
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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
14.4° C
 (Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Martinhal today?

The current surf forecast for Martinhal at 9AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
2.5
SE
1.2
NW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
NW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1313131313138129991288888881515151313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16231069954790721591941430352352295249234212188227201201205284305410347398
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SE
30
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
2.99
3:29AM
3.10
3:50PM
2.96
4:09AM
2.97
4:30PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
-0.09
9:15PM
-0.02
9:37AM
-0.04
9:54PM
0.04
10:16AM
0.10
10:36PM
0.17
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--6:39-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset-----6:46-------6:46-------6:47--
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---461-----------------
Temp. °C151415151414161515161615151515151514141515161516
Feels °C (?)1110108769131314141112121211121091012151415
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