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Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 24 May 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 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zavial today?
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | |
237 | 176 | 173 | 208 | 200 | 151 | 146 | 169 | 187 | 213 | 219 | 247 | 257 | 250 | 229 | 390 | 427 | 414 | 425 | 427 | 359 | 359 | 381 | 348 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:05AM2.17m | 10:24PM2.41m | 11:10AM2.22m | 11:26PM2.41m | 12:04PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.65m | 4:05PM0.84m | 4:57AM0.65m | 5:13PM0.80m | 5:51AM0.61m | 6:10PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 237 | 105 | 146 | 146 | 200 | 151 | 146 | 169 | 187 | 213 | 103 | 92 | 71 | 70 | 229 | 278 | 427 | 414 | 190 | 377 | 359 | 359 | 294 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 122 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 3 | 3 | 145 | 136 | 106 | 106 | 6 | 26 | 49 | 126 | 73 | 390 | 3 | 3 | 201 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 14 | S 12 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 180 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 208 | 146 | 142 | — | — | — | — | 219 | 247 | 257 | 250 | — | — | 271 | 294 | 425 | 427 | 358 | 344 | 381 | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 14 |
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