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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
364 | 277 | 261 | 251 | 246 | 416 | 975 | 2506 | 2560 | 2209 | 2005 | 1756 | 1503 | 1197 | 918 | 864 | 683 | 549 | 512 | 403 | 450 | 441 | 469 | 469 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:07PM2.97m | 5:41AM2.64m | 6:00PM2.84m | 6:39AM2.44m | 7:00PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.21m | 11:25PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.37m | 00:22AM0.28m | 12:34PM0.55m | 1:27AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | 8:42 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
364 | 277 | 261 | 251 | 246 | 416 | 416 | 2506 | 2560 | 2209 | 2005 | 1756 | 1503 | 1197 | 918 | 864 | 683 | 549 | 512 | 403 | 450 | 441 | 469 | 469 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
10 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 36 | 402 | 975 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 107 | 286 | 284 | 289 | 279 | 279 | 319 | 382 | 429 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
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