Surf-Forecast | Salema Surf Guide

Lat Long: 37.06° N 8.82° W

Issued: 5 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salema sea temperature is

19.5°C

Salema surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: Clive

Salema Surf Guide

Salema in The Algarve is a fairly exposed sandbar break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The sandbar break provides left and right handers. The location means that it never gets crowded. Take care of - Urchins - Rocks.

Salema Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	inconsistent	19.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Salema:

The best conditions reported for surf at Salema occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Salema (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Salema with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in November while 4% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 95% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

95%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Salema Location Map

Interactive Salema surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Salema is Faro Airport (FAO) in Acores, which is 76 km (47 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Salema is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, 193 km (120 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Salema Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 09:09 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	20	19	18	17
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Salema look like?

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Credit: Clive

Tides at Salema

Current tide and informaton

For Salema, 0 km from Salema.

Next High Water: 09:23am | 2.42m

Next Low Water: 04:01pm | 0.61m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Salema Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 21.0 °C once we account for wind), yet at 19.5 °C the sea remains several degrees colder than the air at Salema. The majority of surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite