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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 10 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 7AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5602 | 5261 | 4341 | 3930 | 3542 | 3296 | 3014 | 3198 | 3395 | 3416 | 3281 | 2778 | 2477 | 1885 | 1305 | 1204 | 1308 | 1838 | 1398 | 1946 | 3872 | 6283 | 23604 | 25642 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:45PM 2.22 | 7:04AM 2.48 | 7:49PM 2.11 | 8:08AM 2.33 | 8:55PM 2.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:31PM 0.52 | 12:36AM 0.74 | 1:33PM 0.66 | 1:42AM 0.87 | 2:39PM 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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