Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
233
206
164
158
107
98
95
93
105
107
148
140
149
146
176
161
130
130
130
128
128
128
88
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
30
E
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
5
E
5
N
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:35AM2.45m
6:56PM2.69m
7:40AM2.28m
8:02PM2.55m
8:50AM2.18m
9:12PM2.45m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.28m
12:29PM0.55m
1:22AM0.45m
1:33PM0.71m
2:34AM0.58m
2:46PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
22
20
20
22
24
25
25
22
21
20
20
23
24
25
25
22
20
20
21
23
24
24
22
21
19
17
15
17
19
21
22
19
17
15
15
17
18
21
23
20
18
17
16
19
20
20
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SE
6
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.7
WSW
11
1.6
SE
7
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
307
233
56
164
158
107
174
174
169
105
248
148
140
149
267
237
174
194
217
194
167
139
184
231
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.1
S
13
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.1
S
13
0.7
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
Energy kJ
5
22
206
113
81
3
98
95
93
3
107
33
8
8
146
176
161
130
130
130
128
128
128
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SW
12
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
8
37
8
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
2.3
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
7
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
Energy kJ
64
80
99
135
302
302
352
212
559
262
244
231
452
382
342
352
408
319
279
428
362
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
54
75
75
75
0
0
8
52
76
75
77
75
0
0
0
0
54
63
75
63
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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