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Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 WET
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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
15.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonel today?

The current surf forecast for Tonel at 1PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
1.7
WNW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.2
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313121212121211111111111010191816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)829973616798600155244903408433703031253620391799155112806861176119311711149954800101117982284
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46PM
2.41
2:01AM
2.67
2:21PM
2.50
2:35AM
2.78
2:55PM
2.57
3:09AM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
0.52
7:44PM
0.51
8:14AM
0.39
8:18PM
0.40
8:48AM
0.30
8:52PM
0.32
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise7:47-------7:47-------7:46-------
Sunset--5:44-------5:45-------5:45-----
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11221-----------1-----
Temp. °C12131212111210910101112111111121213131313121313
Feels °C (?)786655423345556668544344
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