Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
15.7° 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 7PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121111111111111110131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17163755555452323130303022222044178303334313303233217167
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
20
W
20
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
2.52
5:30AM
2.77
5:59PM
2.37
6:16AM
2.55
6:47PM
2.23
7:05AM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
0.42
11:46AM
0.40
11:51PM
0.59
12:31PM
0.59
12:39AM
0.76
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------7:46-------7:45-------7:45-
Sunset5:30-------5:30-------5:31-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C12121098881012121213131313151514121010101112
Feels °C (?)1010776668101011121212121212129677910
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