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Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 WETForecast 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Zavial today?
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 2PM is: 1.5m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 20s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1357 | 1220 | 2160 | 6433 | 6345 | 6912 | 6756 | 6450 | 5090 | 4869 | 5096 | 5925 | 6385 | 5067 | 4064 | 3728 | 3153 | 2651 | 2431 | 2422 | 2216 | 2287 | 2440 | 2303 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:51PM 2.56 | 5:09AM 2.83 | 5:45PM 2.39 | 6:04AM 2.66 | 6:44PM 2.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:37AM 0.18 | 10:45PM 0.43 | 11:31AM 0.35 | 11:37PM 0.60 | 12:29PM 0.53 | 12:35AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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