Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 2AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
0.3
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
WNW
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.1
NE
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)125676677712777181716161514141413413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29953210514914313968519831425951455065158967949450163847910
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
0
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
W
15
NW
15
N
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
2.23
10:00AM
2.07
10:26PM
2.34
11:16AM
2.23
11:33PM
2.54
12:10PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.81
4:07PM
0.94
5:05AM
0.66
5:20PM
0.76
6:02AM
0.46
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:26---
Sunset-------6:52-------6:52-------6:53
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201816151516171717161514141515161817161413161717
Feels °C (?)171413111114161314131212131413131511986101011
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