Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 11 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 9AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.1
S
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
WNW
3.5
NW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
Period(s) (?)13121213614141510121313111111151515151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107756356395314072641250101614012052000019370000000
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
N
40
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
1.98
10:39AM
1.85
11:03PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
1.08
4:35PM
1.11
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----7:07-------7:05-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:06-------8:07-------8:07
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515141416141211111111121313131312131314141414
Feels °C (?)12131310994100-10132344778889
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