Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 10 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.2
S
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
2
WNW
4
NW
2.5
WNW
2
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)6161515151413121261412151011121213131111151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)550130154246427107756356329214738800115901990142600019370
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
30
NNW
35
N
45
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
1.80
9:40PM
1.98
10:39AM
1.85
11:03PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
1.09
2:54PM
1.17
4:17AM
1.08
4:35PM
1.11
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise--7:09-------7:07-------7:05-----
Sunset-----8:05-------8:06-------8:07--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C141414151515151414141415131211111111121313131212
Feels °C (?)13131413121212121298721-1-100233334
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