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Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Zavial today?
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
299 | 294 | 236 | 224 | 205 | 202 | 158 | 158 | 202 | 234 | 133 | 318 | 287 | 143 | 166 | 177 | 174 | 169 | 157 | 151 | 146 | 141 | 130 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:00PM2.65m | 2:13AM2.73m | 2:34PM2.73m | 2:48AM2.73m | 3:05PM2.77m | 3:21AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.39m | 8:22AM0.29m | 8:37PM0.32m | 8:52AM0.29m | 9:10PM0.29m | 9:22AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 11 | NW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 299 | 294 | 236 | 224 | 205 | 202 | 158 | 158 | 149 | 141 | 133 | 318 | 287 | 314 | 305 | 301 | 293 | 280 | 157 | 208 | 146 | 141 | 130 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 14 | W 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 202 | 234 | 264 | 133 | 135 | 143 | 166 | 177 | 174 | 169 | 221 | 151 | 205 | 205 | 138 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | W 6 | NNW 9 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 123 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 619 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 84 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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