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Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 WET
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
14.4° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonel today?

The current surf forecast for Tonel at 11AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 24s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)21s
Evening (16 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)18s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
!
!
2
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.5
NW
2
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
WNW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)131212132120181716161514141414141615141515141417
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)192116551462136519662938365738594760406531852527224719021324165621752150180433083477338332576488
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
35
SSE
20
ESE
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
25
S
35
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSE
55
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
2.45
1:07AM
2.75
1:30PM
2.65
1:41AM
2.95
2:03PM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
0.46
6:54PM
0.47
7:21AM
0.24
7:28PM
0.27
7:54AM
0.06
8:02PM
0.11
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise--6:46-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset-----6:43-------6:44-------6:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------8511-1-32515
Temp. °C171616171617171514141515151414151515151515151414
Feels °C (?)131312121011131256791211911911978874
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