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Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 23 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 3PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 117 | 117 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 47 | 72 | 113 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:50AM2.18m | 9:12PM2.45m | 10:02AM2.16m | 10:22PM2.40m | 11:07AM2.22m | 11:24PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.58m | 2:46PM0.81m | 3:48AM0.64m | 4:02PM0.84m | 4:54AM0.64m | 5:11PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | 8:40 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 153 | 184 | 135 | 130 | 105 | 105 | 139 | 139 | 162 | 139 | 158 | 50 | 49 | 244 | 269 | 292 | 300 | 284 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 292 | 292 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 130 | 130 | 82 | 130 | 117 | 117 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 32 | 3 | 49 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 47 | 72 | 113 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | W 17 | SW 11 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 22 | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 302 | 334 | — | 121 | 189 | — | — | — | 272 | 242 | 311 | 184 | 189 | 382 | 441 | 530 | — | 441 | 255 | 217 | 217 | 504 | 504 | 285 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
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