Vale Figueira surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 WEST
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Vale Figueira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vale Figueira sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vale Figueira today?

The current surf forecast for Vale Figueira at 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (23 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.6
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
379
379
397
302
279
227
223
223
256
256
211
194
145
145
141
141
119
220
653
743
700
772
816
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
W
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
0
S
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:55AM2.16m
9:17PM2.44m
10:07AM2.14m
10:27PM2.39m
11:12AM2.20m
11:29PM2.39m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.80m
3:53AM0.63m
4:07PM0.82m
5:00AM0.63m
5:16PM0.78m
5:54AM0.60m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:44
8:44
8:45
Temp °C
24
25
24
21
20
19
19
19
21
22
21
21
19
18
19
19
23
24
25
23
21
21
21
21
22
24
23
19
19
18
18
19
20
22
22
21
19
17
17
18
19
19
23
22
21
19
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.6
NW
13
Energy kJ
415
379
379
397
302
279
227
223
223
256
256
211
194
145
145
141
141
118
120
653
743
700
772
816
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
NW
16
0.7
NW
15
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
44
43
33
32
23
32
49
42
33
26
43
43
44
45
45
46
48
119
220
75
69
71
1
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
31
33
26
26
27
6
6
6
6
6
6
11
66
6
3
3
7
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
2
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
142
178
204
1
67
77
234
247
253
128
216
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
5
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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