Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 09 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tonel today?

The current surf forecast for Tonel at 11AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (09 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.8
W
8
1
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
750
931
857
848
1108
1198
1734
1918
1780
1698
1633
1509
1403
1325
1177
958
918
723
613
450
334
403
436
307
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:22AM1.91m
8:49PM2.13m
9:39AM1.93m
10:00PM2.18m
10:47AM2.06m
11:02PM2.31m
Low Tide
2:15PM1.02m
3:20AM0.93m
3:32PM1.01m
4:30AM0.82m
4:43PM0.90m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:31
8:32
8:32
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
10
9
10
10
12
10
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
3
WSW
10
0.5
NNW
12
3
WSW
10
0.4
NNW
12
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.8
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
7
Energy kJ
68
92
85
83
82
186
1734
83
1780
54
1633
1509
1403
1325
1177
958
918
723
613
450
334
280
191
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.5
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
10
0.5
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
11
Energy kJ
12
6
6
18
36
65
64
81
18
40
78
47
20
87
157
190
239
222
255
330
403
436
307
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
15
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.4
W
10
0.1
N
9
0.4
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.3
NNW
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
2
8
21
6
5
31
2
39
12
4
2
20
7
14
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
Energy kJ
750
931
857
848
1108
1198
1918
1698
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
89
264
266
664
635
635
628
320
628
395
628
628
636
276
28
28
28
22
89
522
522
265
2
22
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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