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Vale Figueira surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.1° 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 10PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vale Figueira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
1968 | 1726 | 1548 | 1135 | 952 | 864 | 710 | 615 | 573 | 450 | 450 | 412 | 478 | 544 | 544 | 515 | 505 | 505 | 485 | 494 | 431 | 423 | 359 | 379 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.83m | 6:40AM2.43m | 7:01PM2.68m | 7:45AM2.27m | 8:07PM2.54m | 8:55AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.27m | 12:36PM0.53m | 1:28AM0.44m | 1:39PM0.69m | 2:40AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 28 |
21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 1968 | 1726 | 1548 | 1135 | 952 | 864 | 710 | 615 | 573 | 450 | 450 | 412 | 478 | 544 | 544 | 515 | 505 | 505 | 485 | 494 | 431 | 423 | 359 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 54 | 57 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 145 | 135 | 96 | 84 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 55 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 5 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 157 | 183 | 194 | 185 | 49 | 62 | 77 | 121 | 149 | 502 | 425 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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