Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)8ft (2.4m)17s
Afternoon (12 Feb)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (12 Feb)7ft (2.2m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)17161616151514810101111121212131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3185296427512355215514282498806140320012282240926202753284323932017155612211064826715589477
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
1.91
11:33PM
2.11
12:05PM
2.07
12:22AM
2.31
12:47PM
2.25
1:01AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
1.05
5:55AM
0.90
6:05PM
0.87
6:39AM
0.70
6:46PM
0.67
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise7:24-------7:22-------7:22-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:08-------6:09----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1331-2-------------
Temp. °C1416171616161514131313121111109101214129998
Feels °C (?)141414141310764453221-114762345
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