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Tonel surf break

Tonel surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast 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
15.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonel today?

The current surf forecast for Tonel at 2AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
NW
3
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)191817161616151515151515151514141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)422749965837768069706308560162077444736178688299829975806798620057544903424336623110253620391702
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
2.38
1:08PM
2.29
1:25AM
2.53
1:46PM
2.41
2:01AM
2.67
2:21PM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.77
7:00AM
0.66
7:08PM
0.64
7:38AM
0.52
7:44PM
0.51
8:14AM
0.39
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----7:47-------7:47-------7:47---
Sunset------5:43-------5:44-------5:45-
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----232111111111221----
Temp. °C15141414141413131312121312121213121212119101112
Feels °C (?)999987554557666755642335
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