Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 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 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131212121212121211111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)257723501937144412111077825655655749761701623612504460387328322256251210170163
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
3.06
3:08PM
3.02
3:25AM
3.10
3:47PM
3.07
4:08AM
3.05
4:29PM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.10
8:55AM
-0.05
9:12PM
-0.01
9:33AM
-0.07
9:54PM
-0.05
10:14AM
0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:10-------8:12-------8:13
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818181920192019191917181818171716161617181817
Feels °C (?)141515151720191816171714161416171614151415151716
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