Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonel today?

The current surf forecast for Tonel at 4PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.3
NW
0.6
NW
0.9
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
NW
1.7
WNW
2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)81215151313121212121014141313131111121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2727176309525628147415531553136966115581537116410605295726229531023969862721693
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
2.74
6:42AM
2.42
7:05PM
2.55
7:52AM
2.20
8:19PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
0.37
12:23AM
0.35
12:39PM
0.61
1:30AM
0.56
1:47PM
0.81
2:55AM
0.70
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset---8:15-------8:15-------8:16----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717161515141414141515141414141414151515151515
Feels °C (?)151515121213121212131413111111111111111011111212
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