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Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 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
15.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 2AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
4
2
3
4
7
6
4
3
3
7
7
7
2
0
0
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)151515151414141313131315161616161615141414141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25422396261126652752235728483186406232644267659180138055739668496490828566996494480570011039712393
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
40
W
50
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
2.91
4:01PM
2.63
4:15AM
2.90
4:37PM
2.60
4:51AM
2.84
5:16PM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
0.29
9:53AM
0.22
9:57PM
0.29
10:28AM
0.23
10:33PM
0.34
11:05AM
0.28
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----7:45-------7:45-------7:43---
Sunset------5:46-------5:49-------5:50-
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rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1-11221-------114---121
Temp. °C141414141415161614141414141414141616141314131112
Feels °C (?)1010109891111766891086996762-10
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