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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 09 Mar 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
14.5° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonel today?

The current surf forecast for Tonel at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 Mar)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (09 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
1
1
1
5
!
!
!
2
4
4
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121111111010131313151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1426123010771050946961319032103884337625082030294923821921281431433208314028012484241223762679
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
40
N
35
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
10
NE
5
SE
10
WNW
5
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		onglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
2.27
6:09AM
2.08
6:31PM
2.08
7:06AM
1.87
7:44PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
0.72
11:53PM
0.80
12:07PM
0.93
12:45AM
1.00
1:03PM
1.12
2:12AM
1.15
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise6:56-------6:54-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:37-------6:37-------6:37----
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-11--------------
Temp. °C131312121212121212121313131312111112121414161515
Feels °C (?)9532331223579865810101211131111
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