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Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
15.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 6PM is: 1.4m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)21s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)19s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
2
3
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121121201918171616161515151515151515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)583463718147622762696317929774109400737463783434645914529484348434397382635003451283725452278
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
2.18
12:44AM
2.39
1:07PM
2.30
1:23AM
2.54
1:45PM
2.42
2:00AM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
0.81
6:26PM
0.78
6:58AM
0.66
7:06PM
0.65
7:36AM
0.52
7:43PM
0.52
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise7:48-------7:47-------7:47-------
Sunset--5:40-------5:42-------5:43-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
----2----2211-111111222-
Temp. °C14141414151414141414131312121212121212121211119
Feels °C (?)119881099109755566777665663
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