Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 12 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 1AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
3.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.9
WNW
1.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414131313131616161612111615151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1550198919111911000000000555519902575167326378
Wind
(km/h)
50
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:01-
Sunset-8:07-------8:07-------8:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313121313141414141414141515161615151514141516
Feels °C (?)43446899891012121313121211121110111213
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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