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Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Vale do Lobo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vale do Lobo sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today?
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | |
79 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 85 | 99 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:52AM2.63m | 4:06PM2.71m | 4:26AM2.52m | 4:39PM2.62m | 5:01AM2.39m | 5:14PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.37m | 10:12PM0.35m | 10:21AM0.47m | 10:47PM0.45m | 10:54AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
 kJ | 79 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 4 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 85 | 99 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 216 | 689 | 72 | 72 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 352 | 77 | 729 | 212 | 168 | 82 | 77 | 82 | 352 | 810 | 303 | 332 |
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