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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
16.5° 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 9PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
2005 | 1756 | 1503 | 1197 | 918 | 782 | 683 | 615 | 512 | 450 | 450 | 441 | 419 | 504 | 513 | 515 | 505 | 505 | 485 | 431 | 431 | 423 | 379 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:00PM2.84m | 6:39AM2.44m | 7:00PM2.69m | 7:43AM2.28m | 8:05PM2.55m | 8:54AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.28m | 12:34PM0.55m | 1:27AM0.45m | 1:37PM0.70m | 2:38AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
2005 | 1756 | 1503 | 1197 | 918 | 782 | 683 | 615 | 512 | 450 | 450 | 441 | 419 | 504 | 513 | 515 | 505 | 322 | 278 | 219 | 431 | 207 | 264 | 271 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 505 | 485 | 431 | 193 | 423 | 379 | 359 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 69 | 157 | 183 | 194 | 185 | 178 | 188 | 302 | 418 | 517 | 502 | 425 | 421 | — | 288 | — | 310 | — | 383 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 22 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 28 |
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