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Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 WESTForecast 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tonel today?
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
683 | 615 | 512 | 450 | 450 | 441 | 419 | 504 | 513 | 515 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 431 | 431 | 452 | 359 | 359 | 308 | 372 | 322 | 320 | 333 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:00PM2.69m | 7:43AM2.28m | 8:05PM2.55m | 8:54AM2.17m | 9:16PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.55m | 1:27AM0.45m | 1:37PM0.70m | 2:38AM0.58m | 2:50PM0.81m | 3:52AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | 8:43 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 683 | 615 | 512 | 450 | 450 | 441 | 419 | 504 | 513 | 515 | 505 | 257 | 505 | 431 | 431 | 452 | 359 | 187 | 213 | 183 | 322 | 320 | 333 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 505 | 213 | 213 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 359 | 308 | 372 | 169 | 169 | 146 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 4 | SW 13 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 170 | 220 | 183 | 159 | 163 | 178 | 286 | 465 | 503 | 450 | 335 | — | — | — | — | — | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 283 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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