Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 2026 WEST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today?

The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 2AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
2
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.3
SW
9
2.4
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
26
74
342
692
908
854
811
796
942
985
945
968
959
1129
985
1013
788
670
530
404
309
237
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:36PM2.16m
8:19AM1.91m
8:46PM2.13m
9:35AM1.94m
9:56PM2.18m
10:44AM2.07m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.95m
2:00AM0.94m
2:11PM1.02m
3:15AM0.93m
3:29PM1.01m
4:25AM0.82m
clear
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:28
8:29
1
2
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
13
13
12
11
10
9
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WNW
12
2.4
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
21
21
19
18
17
17
15
29
14
28
942
985
968
1129
985
1013
788
670
530
404
309
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
8
1
W
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
4
1
157
6
6
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
1
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
2
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.3
SW
9
2.2
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
Energy kJ
3
8
26
74
342
692
908
854
811
796
714
715
945
721
959
891
828
881
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
4
2
3
2
3
2
Distance (km)
106
282
395
106
455
281
281
635
635
632
649
626
629
384
635
689
635
206
106
40
20
54
106
635
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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