Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 15 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
15.2° 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 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 25s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
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
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313212019181716161515141414161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232232232168165127144384574625708768636481456366269247179329424679786822
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
E
25
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
35
E
35
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
10
SSW
10
NE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
onoffcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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)
6:14PM
0.69
6:44AM
0.46
6:50PM
0.46
7:17AM
0.24
7:24PM
0.26
7:49AM
0.05
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------21241113
Temp. °C171615141618191815141213141616151414151416161615
Feels °C (?)131312111211141513117671112141310121012101010
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