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Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 13 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today?

The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)8ft (2.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.5
WSW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.5
W
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)11788813131313131313121212121212121222201918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5445278578365157601903193217361502122699696581366646937431724619623652010701093
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
2.00
11:00PM
2.11
11:31AM
2.06
11:55PM
2.23
12:22PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
1.01
4:34PM
0.97
5:18AM
0.93
5:35PM
0.89
6:11AM
0.80
6:23PM
0.77
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise--7:45-------7:45-------7:43-----
Sunset----5:36-------5:37-------5:37---
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
-54211----------------4-
Temp. °C161514151514131211111114151313111110111314141311
Feels °C (?)1089911121111999111291188810999118
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