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Praia do Cabeco surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 WET
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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
14.6° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia do Cabeco today?

The current surf forecast for Praia do Cabeco at 8PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)--
Afternoon (29 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (29 Jan)4ft (1.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Praia do Cabeco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)161515141414141918181716161616161615151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81763758047238937333318871938175315141094998859962950926786746636505417405297
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
3.01
12:29PM
2.91
12:55AM
3.21
1:24PM
3.07
1:44AM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
1.14
6:30AM
1.03
6:47PM
1.00
7:28AM
0.84
7:41PM
0.85
8:17AM
0.68
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise------7:33-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset5:50-------5:51-------5:52-------
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-----6-------------1-
Temp. °C171717151313131615161513111111131514141314151515
Feels °C (?)1213151312121113111298889111211111112121212
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