Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 WEST
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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
16.7° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
15
1
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
379
379
397
397
237
227
223
186
281
220
211
170
145
145
141
118
121
223
395
671
769
746
734
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
N
5
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
35
E
40
ESE
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:54AM2.17m
9:16PM2.45m
10:06AM2.15m
10:25PM2.40m
11:11AM2.21m
11:27PM2.40m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.81m
3:52AM0.64m
4:06PM0.83m
4:58AM0.64m
5:14PM0.79m
5:53AM0.60m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:43
8:44
8:45
Temp °C
23
22
22
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
21
17
17
18
16
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
18
17
16
14
17
18
18
18
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
NW
10
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
Energy kJ
379
379
379
397
397
142
227
131
134
281
164
164
173
173
199
141
118
118
118
395
671
769
746
734
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.1
NW
17
0.3
NW
16
0.5
NW
16
0.7
NW
15
0.8
WNW
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
N
6
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
169
164
138
134
134
237
131
223
186
131
220
211
170
145
145
12
41
121
223
115
3
7
1
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.7
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
32
49
51
33
6
6
6
6
3
6
2
2
3
3
3
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
Energy kJ
237
203
204
253
287
243
234
247
253
362
519
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
39
0
0
0
0
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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