Salema Surf Forecast

/ Algarve (42 surf breaks) /

Portugal (226 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Salema surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 Oct 2025 WEST

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

Today's Salema sea temperature is 18.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Salema today?

The current surf forecast for Salema at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

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		Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	W	W	W	W	ESE	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W
Period(s) (?)	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	7	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	61	63	78	158	235	135	114	85	78	110	110	142	132	115	120	118	115	115	115	120	115	115	115	117
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	ENE	E	SSE	SE	S	W	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			1:11AM 2.45				1:21PM 2.68				1:47AM 2.59				1:57PM 2.76				2:18AM 2.69				2:30PM 2.80
Low Tide / height (m)	7:04PM 0.45				7:13AM 0.55				7:39PM 0.35				7:48AM 0.43				8:09PM 0.27				8:19AM 0.33

		Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	20	19	20	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	20	20	22	22	20
Feels °C (?)	20	20	19	18	19	20	20	21	22	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	19	20	22	21	22	21	20

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Algarve

Wind Update Still cross-shore at Salema (fresh winds from the ENE at SHIP3581 43 km from Salema). 0.9m 6s windswell from the SE with a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
3 hours 27 minutes ago Salema

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43 km away, 3 h 27 min ago

35.28 km/h

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18.8

Air / Water (°C)

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