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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 WESTForecast 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
590 | 580 | 522 | 463 | 448 | 393 | 314 | 273 | 229 | 224 | 182 | 171 | 142 | 125 | 98 | 166 | 194 | 169 | 163 | 167 | 139 | 165 | 210 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 00:20AM2.42m | 12:51PM2.41m | 1:06AM2.44m | 1:31PM2.50m | 1:47AM2.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.72m | 6:38AM0.57m | 6:58PM0.63m | 7:16AM0.53m | 7:38PM0.55m | 7:52AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 590 | 580 | 522 | 463 | 448 | 393 | 314 | 273 | 229 | 224 | 178 | 138 | 134 | 131 | 96 | 76 | 67 | 169 | 163 | 167 | 117 | 31 | 210 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | WNW 14 | NW 5 | WNW 13 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 182 | 171 | 142 | 125 | 98 | 166 | 194 | 41 | 19 | 64 | 19 | 165 | 40 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | ESE 5 | WNW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 52 | 71 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 139 | 79 | 77 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | N 3 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 297 | 306 | 257 | 257 | 356 | 356 | 306 | 268 | 217 | 193 | — | — | 2 | 158 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 38 | 28 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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