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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | |
230 | 226 | 218 | 163 | 140 | 107 | 96 | 79 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 44 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 119 | 64 | 133 | 384 | 581 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:44AM2.25m | 11:56PM2.49m | 12:32PM2.47m | 00:45AM2.67m | 1:17PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.64m | 5:42PM0.73m | 6:16AM0.44m | 6:33PM0.53m | 7:01AM0.26m | 7:21PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | 8:36 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 8 | W 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 |
 kJ | 230 | 226 | 218 | 94 | 91 | 92 | 81 | 79 | 62 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 44 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 45 | 44 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | NW 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 163 | 140 | 107 | 96 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 23 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 13 | N 17 | SW 13 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 119 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 119 | 64 | 133 | 384 | 581 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 28 | 265 | 265 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 4 | 867 | 886 | 189 | 255 | 56 | 56 | 389 | 886 | 886 | 745 | 410 | 410 |
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