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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 09 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | |
1147 | 1321 | 1810 | 1918 | 1780 | 1720 | 1614 | 1601 | 1818 | 1718 | 1649 | 1352 | 1075 | 777 | 534 | 414 | 489 | 536 | 451 | 379 | 302 | 291 | 218 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:49PM2.13m | 9:39AM1.93m | 10:00PM2.18m | 10:47AM2.06m | 11:02PM2.31m | 11:44AM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM1.02m | 3:20AM0.93m | 3:32PM1.01m | 4:30AM0.82m | 4:43PM0.90m | 5:27AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | WSW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 13 | WSW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
 kJ | 82 | 125 | 64 | 83 | 1780 | 54 | 40 | 53 | 47 | 1718 | 1649 | 1352 | 1075 | 777 | 534 | 414 | 489 | 234 | 451 | 379 | 302 | 291 | 218 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | W 10 | N 9 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | SW 17 | NNW 12 | WSW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 36 | 78 | 2 | — | 81 | 18 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 162 | 209 | 235 | 223 | 341 | 12 | 536 | 191 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | NNW 14 | S 19 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 19 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 1147 | 1321 | 1810 | 1918 | — | 1720 | 1614 | 1601 | 1818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 314 | — | — | 139 | 124 | 135 | 139 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 539 | 619 | 624 | 339 | 628 | 395 | 628 | 700 | 701 | 276 | 276 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 265 | 265 | 624 | 244 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 162 | 479 |
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