Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 15 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (16 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131312121616161515151414141313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104411521081954106432133531364034412999257723501937144412111077825655666749761735623612
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
0
ENE
5
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------7:00------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset-8:08-------8:09-------8:10------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515161515161919171918181919201919191919171818
Feels °C (?)111010121111131716131515151617201817161716141514
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