Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
16.2° 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 2PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (16 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)121616161616151414141313131212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)278130214471613161314371177956834649499390321283210283230226203199153145140105
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
2.93
2:27PM
2.89
2:42AM
3.06
3:05PM
3.02
3:23AM
3.10
3:45PM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
0.04
8:29PM
0.09
8:52AM
-0.07
9:09PM
-0.03
9:30AM
-0.08
9:51PM
-0.06
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:54------
Sunset-----8:07-------8:07-------8:08--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171619212221212120182022232220201818191920191717
Feels °C (?)141418202120201918161919202119181516161518181616
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