Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 10 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121213131312131212111010131212121271010813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)192192152157129129908762577893868014733336136130666215101185786610
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
N
0
N
5
E
10
SE
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41PM
2.11
8:02AM
2.14
8:44PM
2.04
9:12AM
2.02
9:54PM
2.04
10:26AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
0.92
2:16PM
0.91
2:47AM
1.01
3:24PM
0.98
4:08AM
1.01
4:34PM
0.97
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise----7:45-------7:45-------7:45---
Sunset------5:34-------5:35-------5:36-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------13111-
Temp. °C111010101013141313121212121414141516151414151514
Feels °C (?)88888121212131112121011111010109978910
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