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Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
15.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 3AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)191817161616151515151515151514141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22762696317929774382400735133553434643384529477947794338382635003151274824602049185014300988
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
W
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
2.39
1:07PM
2.30
1:23AM
2.54
1:45PM
2.42
2:00AM
2.68
2:20PM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
0.78
6:58AM
0.66
7:06PM
0.65
7:36AM
0.52
7:43PM
0.52
8:12AM
0.40
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----7:47-------7:47-------7:47---
Sunset------5:42-------5:43-------5:44-
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2----23211111111121-----
Temp. °C1514141414141313121211121212121212111198101211
Feels °C (?)109101098665657776666632455
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