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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 07 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 9PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | |
77 | 59 | 49 | 51 | 84 | 81 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 54 | 91 | 404 | 690 | 842 | 1619 | 1494 | 1686 | 2039 | 1994 | 1539 | 1348 | 666 | 1060 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | |
High Tide | 6:43PM2.25m | 7:15AM1.98m | 7:40PM2.16m | 8:22AM1.91m | 8:49PM2.13m | 9:39AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.86m | 1:08PM0.95m | 2:06AM0.94m | 2:15PM1.02m | 3:20AM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  |  |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 77 | 25 | 49 | 51 | 84 | 81 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 37 | 73 | 69 | 99 | 92 | 117 | 115 | 82 | 2039 | 1994 | 1539 | 1348 | 425 | 1060 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 125 | 63 | 83 | 81 | 41 | 40 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 15 | NNW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 13 | N 7 | — | NW 15 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 1 | — | 8 | 40 | 42 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | S 7 | WSW 9 | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 54 | 91 | 404 | 690 | 842 | 1619 | 1494 | 1686 | — | — | — | 69 | 666 | — | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 260 | 723 | 522 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 89 | 266 | 624 | 89 | 289 | 89 | 89 | 624 | 619 | 574 | 691 | 700 | 302 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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