Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 WEST
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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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 7PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
1.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
3.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.9
WNW
1.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)111516151515151414141413131313161616161211161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)010421696198919111911000000000555521802573265
Wind
(km/h)
50
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise--------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---8:07-------8:07-------8:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121414131212131314141414141414141516161615151514
Feels °C (?)254334688889101112121313121211111110
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