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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 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
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | |
188 | 101 | 216 | 221 | 216 | 207 | 258 | 346 | 368 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 294 | 287 | 315 | 257 | 187 | 120 | 96 | 54 | 46 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:04AM2.39m | 5:18PM2.51m | 5:41AM2.24m | 5:57PM2.38m | 6:23AM2.10m | 6:43PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.46m | 10:59AM0.58m | 11:30PM0.59m | 11:35AM0.71m | 00:12AM0.73m | 12:17PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
 kJ | 3 | 101 | 216 | 221 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 120 | 96 | 54 | 14 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | W 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | — | NW 5 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 188 | 39 | — | 14 | 216 | 207 | 258 | 346 | 368 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 294 | 287 | 315 | 257 | 187 | — | — | 44 | 46 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 668 | 747 | 755 | 379 | 256 | 56 | 56 | 339 | 381 | 761 | 754 | 381 | 381 | 182 | 4 | 106 | 624 | 265 | 265 | 289 |
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