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Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
W
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)101010131312111110101311121111111111121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8883151753663463383708608498979662246171916671761254423343214351230822925
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
2.15
8:46PM
2.05
9:14AM
2.03
9:57PM
2.05
10:28AM
2.00
11:03PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
0.91
2:51AM
1.02
3:27PM
0.99
4:11AM
1.03
4:37PM
0.98
5:21AM
0.94
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:37-------5:38-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------43321---1-
Temp. °C121213131313131314141515151514141515141414131312
Feels °C (?)11111212121211111191010987911128810975
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