Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 10 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 3PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.2
S
1.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.8
WNW
3
NW
3.5
NW
2
WNW
1.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
NW
3.5
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)15151514131212614151410101216131311111515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13015424642710775635632921128264001159674205215560017861937000
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
40
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
1.80
9:40PM
1.98
10:39AM
1.85
11:03PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
1.17
4:17AM
1.08
4:35PM
1.11
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:05-------
Sunset---8:05-------8:06-------8:07----
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-----1---------------
Temp. °C151515151514151414161312111111111213131312121213
Feels °C (?)15131212121113999210-1-1013233457
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