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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 WETForecast 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 5PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7667 | 6826 | 7381 | 8361 | 7450 | 6056 | 5602 | 5261 | 4341 | 3930 | 3460 | 3214 | 3062 | 3110 | 3113 | 3309 | 3281 | 2778 | 2323 | 1885 | 1305 | 1129 | 981 | 1672 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:46PM 2.37 | 6:05AM 2.65 | 6:45PM 2.22 | 7:04AM 2.48 | 7:49PM 2.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:33AM 0.34 | 11:38PM 0.58 | 12:31PM 0.52 | 12:36AM 0.74 | 1:33PM 0.66 | 1:42AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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