Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tonel today?

The current surf forecast for Tonel at 12AM is: 4.5m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (19 Dec)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (19 Dec)15ft (4.5m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
Period(s) (?)211919181717161616161717171716161614141414141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1610114410141921144911647133531183712211106149959119001192611538101257617618552623757314432784053519168927975
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
N
30
NNW
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
2.41
1:37AM
2.59
1:58PM
2.45
2:13AM
2.65
2:34PM
2.48
2:48AM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
0.54
7:48AM
0.46
7:56PM
0.49
8:24AM
0.41
8:31PM
0.46
9:00AM
0.39
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-
Sunset5:20-------5:21-------5:21-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----84-----------1--111
Temp. °C151515161613131414141414141414141515151515141514
Feels °C (?)1212111212876554557791010999687
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