Surf Forecast Surf Report

Praia de Altura surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 24 Apr 2025 WEST
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Praia de Altura surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia de Altura sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Praia de Altura today?

The current surf forecast for Praia de Altura at 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Praia de Altura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
SE
1.3
SE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
SE
1.7
SE
2.1
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
2
SE
2.2
SE
1.9
SE
1.3
SE
0.8
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)556666556554441414131313131312121212123666778888889988887778776655877121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)98511121110354652100000000000011103814351854558735257978911361405137013101003816582392318410531371164581141221000
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
5
W
0
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
S
10
SW
10
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
E
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
45
SE
45
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
W
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
2.71
12:57AM
2.99
1:26PM
2.94
1:44AM
3.17
2:10PM
3.13
2:30AM
3.29
2:53PM
3.27
3:15AM
3.32
3:36PM
3.33
4:00AM
3.26
4:20PM
3.30
4:46AM
3.12
5:06PM
3.20
5:35AM
2.92
5:54PM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
0.70
7:15AM
0.49
7:32PM
0.48
8:00AM
0.32
8:18PM
0.30
8:43AM
0.22
9:03PM
0.19
9:26AM
0.19
9:49PM
0.17
10:08AM
0.26
10:36PM
0.23
10:53AM
0.40
11:24PM
0.37
11:39AM
0.59
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:41-------6:39-------6:39-------6:37-------6:37-------6:35----
Sunset---8:12-------8:13-------8:14-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:16-------8:17
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)172022222020191819242222121075101820201813141416222423211716141417191613131311910121417161614111311121213131414141515
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