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Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 WET
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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
15.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tonel today?

The current surf forecast for Tonel at 2PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
1.7
WNW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)131212121212111111111110101918161616151415161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)301825362149187016451280686119711001171114995474514112290279532604829397031434575471147604681
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
2.50
2:35AM
2.78
2:55PM
2.57
3:09AM
2.86
3:28PM
2.61
3:42AM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
0.39
8:18PM
0.40
8:48AM
0.30
8:52PM
0.32
9:21AM
0.24
9:25PM
0.28
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise7:47-------7:46-------7:46-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:46-----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C91011111111101111121313131313131313131414141414
Feels °C (?)13434555466778777881010988
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