Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)111111121211111111111111151515141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)638991101101941211261231239359113112157198189243232225222222276276
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
2.71
2:10PM
2.59
2:25AM
2.71
2:44PM
2.54
2:57AM
2.68
3:18PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.40
7:59AM
0.36
8:09PM
0.41
8:33AM
0.36
8:41PM
0.45
9:07AM
0.41
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-
part cloud
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)
------------------------
Temp. °C161413131315151413121111101314141312121112131414
Feels °C (?)11109991099876647787676791110
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