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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 WETForecast 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 1PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 21s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1824 | 1622 | 4444 | 9878 | 10095 | 10526 | 10549 | 9403 | 7410 | 6920 | 7098 | 8361 | 8170 | 6155 | 5597 | 4978 | 4260 | 3718 | 3406 | 3296 | 3331 | 3489 | 3697 | 3552 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:52PM 2.55 | 5:10AM 2.82 | 5:46PM 2.37 | 6:05AM 2.65 | 6:45PM 2.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:38AM 0.17 | 10:46PM 0.42 | 11:33AM 0.34 | 11:38PM 0.58 | 12:31PM 0.52 | 12:36AM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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