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Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 20 Dec 2025 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
16.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Dec)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Dec)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (21 Dec)11ft (3.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)141414141415151515151515151515141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)215123832586490453455939593952584986472344684529496937973513392932942782236923862162217300
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
35
W
45
W
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
2.70
3:08PM
2.48
3:22AM
2.72
3:43PM
2.46
3:58AM
2.70
4:19PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
0.46
8:59AM
0.40
9:04PM
0.45
9:35AM
0.41
9:38PM
0.47
10:11AM
0.44
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise----7:43-------7:45-------7:45---
Sunset------5:21-------5:22-------5:22-
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-1211111221----12122311
Temp. °C151515131313121212121212121414141415141415151412
Feels °C (?)10766664566555788997810774
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