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Zavial surf break

Zavial surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 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
14.4° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zavial today?

The current surf forecast for Zavial at 1AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (17 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)212018171616161514141314131516151514141716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7921171164418782318207517431409124490868083354511391706197619021851182634973001266224911273
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
15
SW
20
SE
60
SSE
45
SSW
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
2.46
1:05AM
2.77
1:28PM
2.67
1:39AM
2.96
2:02PM
2.84
2:14AM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
0.48
7:20AM
0.25
7:27PM
0.28
7:52AM
0.07
8:01PM
0.12
8:26AM
-0.05
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------6:43-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset-6:43-------6:44-------6:45------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------134341-222461-2
Temp. °C161716141413141516151415141515161615141415141413
Feels °C (?)1012121165691313910101111109812115687
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