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Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zavial today?
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 3PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3531 | 3640 | 3441 | 2999 | 2577 | 2350 | 1937 | 1444 | 1211 | 1077 | 825 | 655 | 655 | 749 | 761 | 735 | 623 | 612 | 504 | 460 | 387 | 328 | 322 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:30PM 2.89 | 2:44AM 3.06 | 3:08PM 3.02 | 3:25AM 3.10 | 3:47PM 3.07 | 4:08AM 3.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:17AM 0.05 | 8:32PM 0.10 | 8:55AM -0.05 | 9:12PM -0.01 | 9:33AM -0.07 | 9:54PM -0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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