Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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 direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)111115151514141414131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9368113112157198189243232225222222276219215212209208198192189189145142
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
2.54
2:57AM
2.68
3:18PM
2.47
3:32AM
2.62
3:53PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.36
8:41PM
0.45
9:07AM
0.41
9:14PM
0.51
9:43AM
0.49
9:48PM
0.59
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset----5:22-------5:21-------5:21---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111111131414121112121113151513131212121415141415
Feels °C (?)6557886577691210888881112111213
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