Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 07 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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 1AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
5
4
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)171716161514141414141414131313887766121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2529350055476661614055975239482245614053330627862200156873411666363015144649986
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
SW
20
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
2.33
6:37AM
2.08
6:57PM
2.15
7:32AM
1.90
8:04PM
2.01
9:00AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.78
12:32PM
0.92
1:15AM
0.96
1:27PM
1.08
2:33AM
1.09
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------7:11-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset-8:01-------8:02-------8:04------
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2211221--------111------
Temp. °C101212121212131414151413121212111213121312131415
Feels °C (?)78899999810109991091212101210121314
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