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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 4PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 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 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | |
1614 | 1601 | 1808 | 1874 | 1651 | 1352 | 950 | 683 | 509 | 403 | 488 | 536 | 475 | 302 | 222 | 210 | 166 | 154 | 148 | 139 | 94 | 71 | 68 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.93m | 10:00PM2.18m | 10:47AM2.06m | 11:02PM2.31m | 11:44AM2.25m | 11:56PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM1.01m | 4:30AM0.82m | 4:43PM0.90m | 5:27AM0.64m | 5:42PM0.73m | 6:16AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | 8:34 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 40 | 54 | 1808 | 1874 | 1651 | 1352 | 950 | 683 | 509 | 392 | 302 | 226 | 475 | 302 | 222 | 210 | 119 | 82 | 148 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WSW 7 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 12 | 47 | 20 | 84 | 159 | 209 | 235 | 223 | 403 | 488 | 536 | 186 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 166 | 154 | 24 | 139 | 94 | 71 | 68 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | NNW 10 | S 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1614 | 1601 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 161 | 127 | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 628 | 628 | 636 | 522 | 276 | 276 | 265 | 89 | 89 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 493 | 522 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
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