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Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 WET
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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
14.8° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today?

The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (13 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (13 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121117161616161616161515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31229823116915214710910091188318503604596589490484623515423405247239295
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
W
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
1.90
10:32AM
1.84
10:57PM
2.06
11:35AM
2.02
11:49PM
2.29
12:17PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
1.11
4:32PM
1.12
5:24AM
0.93
5:33PM
0.91
6:08AM
0.70
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:47-------6:45-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:37-------6:37-------6:38
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171715141518191813131314131617141314121112161817
Feels °C (?)1514131213171615911101081211999868121414
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