Surf Forecasts:
Zambujeira do Mar surf forecast from 3 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 8 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 13 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 30ft (9.0m), 13s period, SW swell with 28,395 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 3 Nov, 9PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zambujeira do Mar this week:
The surf forecast for Zambujeira do Mar over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 03) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Zambujeira do Mar in the next 16 days are 9.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 13) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 11s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 12) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Tue 3rd Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sun 8th Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 13th Nov) | 30ft (9.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zambujeira do Mar over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | NNW 10 | NW 15 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 228 | 140 | 139 | 89 | 106 | 215 | 222 | 370 | 202 | 155 | 73 | 54 | 66 | 543 | 593 | 398 | 431 | 1451 | 1493 | 2100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:28AM2.40m | 10:20PM2.21m | 10:36AM2.50m | 11:17PM2.36m | 11:31AM2.60m | 00:03AM2.52m | 12:17PM2.68m | 00:43AM2.64m | 12:58PM2.72m | 1:19AM2.73m | 1:35PM2.72m | 1:53AM2.78m | 2:11PM2.69m | 2:26AM2.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.59m | 4:22AM0.75m | 5:06PM0.47m | 5:21AM0.60m | 5:53PM0.37m | 6:08AM0.46m | 6:33PM0.29m | 6:49AM0.35m | 7:07PM0.26m | 7:26AM0.28m | 7:40PM0.25m | 8:00AM0.25m | 8:12PM0.29m | ||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SW 7 | SW 6 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 228 | 228 | 140 | 139 | 64 | 55 | 215 | 222 | 370 | 202 | 155 | 52 | 54 | 25 | 68 | 593 | 398 | 431 | 370 | 377 | 1881 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WNW 18 | WNW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 14 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | S 9 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 62 | 125 | 39 | 89 | 71 | 89 | 153 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 73 | 37 | 6 | — | 316 | 302 | 42 | — | 37 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 9 | SW 5 | NW 15 | NW 9 | NW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | NW 13 | S 10 | — | NW 9 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 106 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 113 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SE 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 66 | 543 | — | — | 344 | 1451 | 1493 | 2100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 298 | 30 | 210 | 320 | 320 | 456 | 456 |
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