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Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 09 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
15.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (10 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (10 Jan)--

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111151510101010131312111110101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11584528146736615953194024218510888315172372346360353920976
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
0
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
2.24
7:07AM
2.34
7:43PM
2.12
8:04AM
2.15
8:46PM
2.05
9:14AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
0.78
1:23PM
0.77
1:39AM
0.93
2:19PM
0.91
2:51AM
1.02
3:27PM
0.99
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----7:48-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset------5:36-------5:37-------5:37-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313131313131312121212121314141413141414151515
Feels °C (?)99910111010109101111111213131311121110111010
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