Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 11 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonel today?

The current surf forecast for Tonel at 10AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
9
2.2
W
9
2
WSW
8
1.2
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.6
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
950
759
521
397
480
527
483
359
251
226
218
163
140
105
76
80
66
58
61
58
43
22
20
20
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
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
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:47AM2.06m
11:02PM2.31m
11:44AM2.25m
11:56PM2.49m
12:32PM2.47m
00:45AM2.67m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.82m
4:43PM0.90m
5:27AM0.64m
5:42PM0.73m
6:16AM0.44m
6:33PM0.53m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:32
8:34
8:35
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
11
11
12
12
12
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
9
2.2
W
9
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.4
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
W
6
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
Energy kJ
950
759
521
392
302
527
483
359
251
123
97
94
94
76
76
80
66
49
35
24
43
15
20
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.3
WNW
9
0.1
SW
16
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
W
6
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WNW
6
Energy kJ
209
235
219
397
480
220
160
15
10
226
218
163
140
105
75
64
61
58
61
58
23
22
10
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.4
NW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
WSW
5
Energy kJ
14
12
12
12
12
11
21
10
10
10
10
24
24
21
20
20
8
8
8
8
8
12
11
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
128
135
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
266
244
265
522
276
39
8
10
1
1
28
265
265
89
8
8
8
4
4
4
260
827
379
435
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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