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Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 18 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
14.6° C
 (Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 2PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (18 Mar)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (18 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
3
SE
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)16151514141716161615141481313131313138881010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1706197619021690146429932441218621861714145412801008817690587451526430464356322745809
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
45
SE
45
ESE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
45
ESE
30
ESE
25
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononononononononononcross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
2.84
2:14AM
3.09
2:36PM
2.95
2:50AM
3.15
3:11PM
3.00
3:27AM
3.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
0.07
8:01PM
0.12
8:26AM
-0.05
8:36PM
0.02
9:00AM
-0.09
9:13PM
-0.01
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:39-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
21111-41041--341---29----
Temp. °C151616161616151213141516151415151515151515151515
Feels °C (?)1010999778810118781010999811121414
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