Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 9PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
ESE
0.6
WNW
0.5
ESE
0.6
WNW
0.6
ESE
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.8
ESE
1.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.2
WNW
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)1312612721618171616151414141361351656217
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11819637982528826514550651546581501508638479530324173243139
Wind
(km/h)
0
SE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
2.34
11:16AM
2.23
11:33PM
2.54
12:10PM
2.42
12:23AM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.94
5:05AM
0.66
5:20PM
0.76
6:02AM
0.46
6:12PM
0.56
6:45AM
0.29
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------6:28-------6:26-------6:24-
Sunset-6:52-------6:52-------6:53------
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)
------------------------
Temp. °C161717171714141516181818181514171817161414131115
Feels °C (?)1513131313111315141514131210813121111887610
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