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Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 22 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
15.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 4PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (22 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (22 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
4
3
0
5
3
7
7
2
0
0
0
0
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5
5
!
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161615141414141515151515161616161515151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83768427775868496838640351786494638265069919141931556917157177871690716725209771877716485104889672121958489
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
45
W
60
W
60
WNW
60
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
2.60
4:51AM
2.84
5:16PM
2.54
5:31AM
2.73
5:59PM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
0.23
10:33PM
0.34
11:05AM
0.28
11:12PM
0.42
11:45AM
0.38
11:57PM
0.54
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise7:45-------7:43-------7:43-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:50-------5:51-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11121--122212121--1-11
Temp. °C15151415161514131313131012121191112141414141414
Feels °C (?)11108891075641-2-1-1-1-2-12555677
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