Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 16 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Evening (16 Mar)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1
W
Period(s) (?)131313132120191817161615141414141616161615151418
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232168165127144384574625708768636481449366269247179329527679776822911625
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
ESE
25
SE
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossononcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
2.53
12:52PM
2.46
1:03AM
2.76
1:26PM
2.66
1:37AM
2.95
1:59PM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
0.46
6:50PM
0.46
7:17AM
0.24
7:24PM
0.26
7:49AM
0.05
7:58PM
0.11
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:38-------6:39-------6:40--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------1114212321
Temp. °C151415171817151312131416161514141515151616151516
Feels °C (?)1211101012141210767111314121212121111101097
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