Zavial Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.05° N 8.87° W

Zavial WaveFinder

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zavial sea temperature is
22.4°C
1.6° 

Zavial surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Zavial surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 14 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 15 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period, WNW swell with 589 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 9 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zavial this week:

The surf forecast for Zavial over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Zavial in the next 16 days are 1.4m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 08) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (WEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Fri 9th Oct)2.5ft (0.7m) 6s
Best Surf 7AM (Wed 14th Oct)6ft (1.9m) 8s
Most Powerful 1PM (Thu 15th Oct)4.5ft (1.4m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zavial over the next 16 days.


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