Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 WEST
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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 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)11111111101010101010101010101010101045661515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38732832225625121017014911611478777755553736313148696186142
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
25
SE
25
E
15
SSE
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
3.05
4:29PM
3.04
4:54AM
2.90
5:14PM
2.93
5:44AM
2.69
6:04PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
-0.05
10:14AM
0.01
10:38PM
0.01
10:56AM
0.17
11:26PM
0.15
11:43AM
0.38
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:56-------6:54-------6:54----
Sunset-------8:13-------8:14-------8:15
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171716161718181817181717171819191818181717191817
Feels °C (?)171715151516171815161414151414141413111314171715
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