Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (30 May)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
70
113
122
149
177
153
150
153
148
145
143
140
138
123
121
90
85
58
77
50
49
48
45
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
W
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
0
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:38PM2.63m
2:59AM2.50m
3:13PM2.66m
3:35AM2.49m
3:49PM2.65m
4:11AM2.44m
Low Tide
8:47PM0.42m
8:56AM0.47m
9:22PM0.40m
9:30AM0.48m
9:58PM0.42m
10:05AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:45
Temp °C
26
29
27
23
21
22
27
30
31
33
27
23
22
21
26
31
32
30
24
20
19
18
23
29
24
28
23
19
18
18
26
27
28
30
23
18
18
19
24
28
27
25
19
15
14
15
20
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
Energy kJ
43
40
113
122
149
177
153
150
153
148
145
143
140
138
123
121
90
85
58
77
50
49
48
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
10
0.2
W
5
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
5
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
51
70
57
22
39
28
2
37
39
37
2
3
3
1
2
52
18
6
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
W
3
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
4
6
3
2
1
3
25
28
15
15
12
8
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
3
72
223
14
14
8
2
0
0
59
218
210
14
14
8
0
0
14
247
247
168
165
194
212
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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