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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 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 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | |
495 | 480 | 851 | 761 | 546 | 638 | 553 | 475 | 364 | 313 | 261 | 251 | 348 | 416 | 975 | 2506 | 2560 | 2209 | 1915 | 1673 | 1503 | 1197 | 918 | 782 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:17PM3.04m | 4:47AM2.81m | 5:07PM2.97m | 5:41AM2.64m | 6:00PM2.84m | 6:39AM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.10m | 10:32PM0.01m | 10:47AM0.21m | 11:25PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.37m | 00:22AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | 8:40 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 495 | 480 | 851 | 10 | 546 | 638 | 553 | 475 | 364 | 313 | 261 | 251 | 348 | 416 | 459 | 2506 | 2560 | 2209 | 1915 | 1673 | 1503 | 1197 | 918 | 782 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | ESE 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 166 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 36 | 402 | 975 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 47 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 3 | NW 12 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 126 | 178 | 5 | 761 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 108 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1 | 624 | 265 | 88 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
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