Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 22 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1.6
SE
1.9
ESE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)7777151414131399131399888878888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17318114215018823920722231316418329529013212382806548254400204169178
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
2.87
4:52AM
2.76
5:13PM
2.70
5:43AM
2.50
6:08PM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
0.11
10:35PM
0.18
10:56AM
0.33
11:23PM
0.38
11:44AM
0.58
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--6:37-------6:35-------6:33-----
Sunset-----6:47-------6:49-------6:50--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414151515151515141516171616161515151516161515
Feels °C (?)12119111314141414131515161414151312101114141414
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