Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 WET
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Zavial surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zavial sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 9PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
0.7
ENE
0.2
WNW
1.3
NW
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)17161615141414131313135161377191817161615155
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5506515465815015016305450002424013913113917824929828834834419
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
2.54
12:10PM
2.42
12:23AM
2.73
12:53PM
2.60
1:04AM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
0.76
6:02AM
0.46
6:12PM
0.56
6:45AM
0.29
6:54PM
0.39
7:21AM
0.17
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------6:26-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-6:52-------6:53-------6:54------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161919181614131617171615131110141514151516161616
Feels °C (?)1315141210771191110874271011131111111215
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