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Praia do Cabeco surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Praia do Cabeco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia do Cabeco sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Praia do Cabeco today?
The current surf forecast for Praia do Cabeco at 7PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Praia do Cabeco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SW 3 | WSW 7 | W 4 | NW 3 | W 8 | W 4 | S 14 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | |
6 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 90 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:57PM2.96m | 6:22AM2.67m | 6:40PM2.85m | 7:09AM2.56m | 7:31PM2.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM1.26m | 00:24AM1.25m | 12:21PM1.37m | 1:15AM1.35m | 1:12PM1.47m | 2:18AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | 8:24 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | N 3 | N 3 | — | WSW 7 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 | — | — | SW 13 | — | W 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | WSW 7 | SW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 90 | 290 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 774 | 774 | 712 | 353 | 353 | 223 | 135 | 66 | 135 | 620 | 564 | 353 | 136 | 122 | 122 | 136 | 294 | 294 | 136 | 294 | 313 | 393 | 682 |
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