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Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 20 Nov 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
18.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 3PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111115151514141414131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1011271211261231239393113112157198189243232225222222276276215212209205
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
2.59
2:25AM
2.71
2:44PM
2.54
2:57AM
2.68
3:18PM
2.47
3:32AM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.36
8:09PM
0.41
8:33AM
0.36
8:41PM
0.45
9:07AM
0.41
9:14PM
0.51
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------
Sunset--5:22-------5:22-------5:21-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131414141311111110131414121111111113151513131212
Feels °C (?)98887665478865676811119988
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