Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 WEST
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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 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.3
WNW
14
1.5
SSW
6
1.9
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
WSW
10
1.7
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
114
86
59
52
51
84
81
68
47
46
41
134
315
690
932
1672
1840
1958
2311
1839
1384
1296
619
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
W
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
Low Tide
12:17PM0.84m
1:02AM0.86m
1:08PM0.95m
2:06AM0.94m
2:15PM1.02m
3:20AM0.93m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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6:35
6:33
6:33
6:31
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8:29
8:30
8:30
8:31
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
11
12
11
11
12
14
12
12
12
11
12
11
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
WSW
10
1.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
138
114
86
59
49
51
84
81
68
47
46
37
25
69
68
92
115
115
113
2311
1839
1384
1296
619
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.1
W
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.9
S
7
0.5
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
Energy kJ
11
11
26
25
24
23
5
25
25
42
42
41
60
16
12
6
6
18
37
65
65
70
81
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
15
0.2
NNW
14
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
12
Energy kJ
5
5
6
2
8
1
1
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
2
8
21
2
2
31
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.5
SSW
6
1.9
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
0.8
S
7
1.9
SW
9
Energy kJ
43
43
52
2
6
13
41
134
315
690
932
1672
1840
1958
55
562
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
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
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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