Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Dec)--
Afternoon (10 Dec)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (10 Dec)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
5
0
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
W
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131312131313131313131313131313131618191818181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)264022171991209021992154202618721488131710289531144133913231316496383057158100699201798177166790
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
2.23
7:03AM
2.48
7:47PM
2.13
8:07AM
2.34
8:54PM
2.09
9:13AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.53
12:35AM
0.75
1:32PM
0.67
1:41AM
0.88
2:37PM
0.76
2:53AM
0.94
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunrise------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-
Sunset5:17-------5:17-------5:17-------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11156212111---
Temp. °C151515141313141515151515141312141414141314141416
Feels °C (?)1010111091111121213131312108111210981010912
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