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Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 01 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Zavial today?
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 11 | 382 | 3 | 294 | 3 | 216 | 212 | 157 | 93 | 508 | 175 | 2606 | 3008 | 3606 | 4112 | 4460 | 4836 | 4899 | 4494 | 4082 | 3526 | 3316 | 2805 | 2412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:48AM 2.58 | 11:25PM 2.59 | 11:45AM 2.73 | 12:15AM 2.79 | 12:38PM 2.86 | 1:03AM 2.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:07PM 0.37 | 5:31AM 0.43 | 5:59PM 0.23 | 6:24AM 0.23 | 6:47PM 0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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