Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.8
ESE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)11111111111110101010101010101010101010104556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)504460387328322256251210170149116114787777555537373121555761
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
WNW
15
N
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
20
E
30
ESE
35
E
25
ESE
30
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47PM
3.07
4:08AM
3.05
4:29PM
3.04
4:54AM
2.90
5:14PM
2.93
5:44AM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
-0.05
10:14AM
0.01
10:38PM
0.01
10:56AM
0.17
11:26PM
0.15
11:43AM
0.38
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset-8:12-------8:13-------8:14------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817161616171818181717171718181918181818171818
Feels °C (?)161717151514151517181515141415141413141312131317
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