Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 26 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
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 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.2
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121211131212121221191817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1351251131131151171158281795365855149474635118165215267259250
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
W
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
2.05
8:54PM
2.22
9:58AM
2.06
10:24PM
2.33
11:14AM
2.22
11:30PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
0.79
2:19PM
0.98
3:37AM
0.80
4:05PM
0.93
5:02AM
0.65
5:18PM
0.75
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:24-----
Sunset-----6:47-------6:49-------6:50--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161618212121181615131518181616151413141617181816
Feels °C (?)1313161817191613119912151514131311121516161312
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