Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
0.8
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.3
ESE
1
WNW
0.4
ESE
1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.6
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)88887715141413766121251258778812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21021525521016017724242538442125151115110663099113160160306154260
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
SE
5
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
0
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
2.49
6:49AM
2.23
7:20PM
2.30
8:19AM
2.05
8:56PM
2.23
10:00AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.61
12:48PM
0.83
1:50AM
0.80
2:22PM
0.99
3:39AM
0.81
4:07PM
0.94
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:28---
Sunset-------6:51-------6:52-------6:52
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515141617161717161615162020201816151414161616
Feels °C (?)131414121417161514131312131719181614141110141515
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