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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tonel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tonel sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 14 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | |
84 | 81 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 98 | 240 | 564 | 617 | 886 | 1081 | 1443 | 1575 | 2060 | 1834 | 1450 | 771 | 1026 | 885 | 766 | 741 | 976 | 876 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.98m | 7:40PM2.16m | 8:22AM1.91m | 8:49PM2.13m | 9:39AM1.93m | 10:00PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.95m | 2:06AM0.94m | 2:15PM1.02m | 3:20AM0.93m | 3:32PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | 8:32 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 84 | 81 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 37 | 25 | 69 | 99 | 92 | 85 | 115 | 113 | 1575 | 2060 | 1834 | 1450 | 425 | 1026 | 79 | 766 | 741 | 976 | 876 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 70 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 153 | 64 | 83 | 79 | 40 | 40 | 12 | 38 | 69 | 67 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | N 16 | NW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 13 | N 9 | — | NW 15 | NW 13 | NW 12 | S 15 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | N 10 | S 19 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 2 | — | 8 | 40 | 39 | 4 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 30 | 98 | 240 | 564 | 617 | 886 | 1081 | 1443 | — | — | — | — | 771 | — | 885 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 89 | 265 | 624 | 265 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 264 | 266 | 624 | 624 | 539 | 302 | 339 | 28 | 28 | 388 | 628 | 703 | 276 | 28 | 89 |
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