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Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
16.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
1.6
NW
0.4
WNW
1.6
NW
0.2
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)111111111010131313121212111111111111101215131010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)939191901415959871180132010624527736735955604332422084088
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
0
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02PM
2.38
6:18AM
2.56
6:49PM
2.24
7:07AM
2.34
7:43PM
2.12
8:04AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.60
12:34PM
0.60
12:42AM
0.78
1:23PM
0.77
1:39AM
0.93
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-
Sunset5:34-------5:35-------5:36-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C131313141516151515141312121212121312121212111112
Feels °C (?)111011121313121212109889991089101091012
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