Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 WEST
Forecast 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 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
9
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.3
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1147
1321
1810
1918
1780
1720
1614
1601
1818
1718
1649
1352
1075
777
534
414
489
536
451
379
302
291
218
198
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:49PM2.13m
9:39AM1.93m
10:00PM2.18m
10:47AM2.06m
11:02PM2.31m
11:44AM2.25m
Low Tide
2:15PM1.02m
3:20AM0.93m
3:32PM1.01m
4:30AM0.82m
4:43PM0.90m
5:27AM0.64m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:31
8:32
8:32
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.4
NNW
13
0.5
NNW
12
3
WSW
10
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
9
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.3
NNW
13
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
10
Energy kJ
82
125
64
83
1780
54
40
53
47
1718
1649
1352
1075
777
534
414
489
234
451
379
302
291
218
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
14
0.6
W
10
0.1
N
9
0.5
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
14
0.4
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.7
NW
13
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
1
NNW
13
0.1
SW
17
1.4
NNW
12
1.3
WSW
7
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
36
78
2
81
18
39
12
12
20
9
162
209
235
223
341
12
536
191
8
8
10
10
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
13
0.1
S
11
0.2
NNW
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
5
66
2
19
7
2
14
12
12
12
6
11
10
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
1.6
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1147
1321
1810
1918
1720
1614
1601
1818
314
139
124
135
139
117
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
539
619
624
339
628
395
628
700
701
276
276
89
89
89
265
265
624
244
22
22
28
28
162
479
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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