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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 09 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 11AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | |
750 | 931 | 857 | 848 | 1108 | 1198 | 1734 | 1918 | 1780 | 1698 | 1633 | 1509 | 1403 | 1325 | 1177 | 958 | 918 | 723 | 613 | 450 | 334 | 403 | 436 | 307 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.91m | 8:49PM2.13m | 9:39AM1.93m | 10:00PM2.18m | 10:47AM2.06m | 11:02PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM1.02m | 3:20AM0.93m | 3:32PM1.01m | 4:30AM0.82m | 4:43PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | 8:32 |
2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | NNW 12 | WSW 10 | NNW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
 kJ | 68 | 92 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 186 | 1734 | 83 | 1780 | 54 | 1633 | 1509 | 1403 | 1325 | 1177 | 958 | 918 | 723 | 613 | 450 | 334 | 280 | 191 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 65 | 64 | — | 81 | 18 | 40 | 78 | 47 | 20 | 87 | 157 | 190 | 239 | 222 | 255 | 330 | 403 | 436 | 307 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NNW 11 | S 15 | S 11 | NNW 10 | S 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 39 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 750 | 931 | 857 | 848 | 1108 | 1198 | — | 1918 | — | 1698 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 264 | 266 | 664 | 635 | 635 | 628 | 320 | 628 | 395 | 628 | 628 | 636 | 276 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 89 | 522 | 522 | 265 | 2 | 22 |
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