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Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 19 Mar 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
14.5° 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 4AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
!
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
2.2
WNW
2.2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
3
SSE
2.2
SSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)1414131313131313138910888888889151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20271831162310539547907105914661235749443346313243202217279250229210280305355
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
SE
20
SSW
20
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
3.14
3:13PM
2.99
3:29AM
3.10
3:50PM
2.96
4:09AM
2.97
4:30PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
0.01
9:02AM
-0.09
9:15PM
-0.02
9:37AM
-0.04
9:54PM
0.04
10:16AM
0.10
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----6:39-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset-------6:46-------6:47-------6:47
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
71----36----------1-----
Temp. °C131314141415141515161515161616151515151515151515
Feels °C (?)11121111810668131312141312111211111010101113
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