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Vale do Lobo surf break

Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
15.4° 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 1AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)222019181716161615151515151515151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)238530107011061668167614111762165216351728163117511798184616741546129411271065613724604498
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
2.17
12:41AM
2.38
1:05PM
2.30
1:21AM
2.53
1:43PM
2.42
1:57AM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.77
6:55AM
0.65
7:03PM
0.64
7:33AM
0.51
7:40PM
0.51
8:09AM
0.39
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-
Sunset5:37-------5:38-------5:39-------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--21---121-----12311----
Temp. °C1414141412121213131110999911121110987711
Feels °C (?)910911991098655567887664226
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