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Praia do Tonel

Sagres, Portugal
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

Praia do Tonel is where Europe ends—a dramatic beach break beneath the historic Sagres Fortress at the southwestern tip of the continent where Prince Henry the Navigator once plotted explorations. The wave offers a fun left point and beach break peaks in a setting of incomparable beauty and historical weight. Less crowded than Portugal's more famous northern breaks, Tonel rewards those who venture to the Algarve's wild west coast with quality waves and the sense of surfing at the edge of the known world. The sunsets here, as the Atlantic stretches toward America, are unforgettable.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
18
Poor
3.2m
@15s
26km/h
Mon
16
52
Fair
2.2m
@20s
14km/h
Tue
17
44
Poor
2.9m
@16s
29km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
3.2m
NW(319°)
Score: 13/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
26km/h
N(351°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm47%
Windswell Component
1.3mNNW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.3mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:43 am
Low tide - -1.24m
11:55 am
High tide - 0.29m
5:51 pm
Low tide - -1.24m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

18
Poor
Components
Swell Direction10/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score48/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score18/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score18
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (290°)
Direction range
250° - 330°
Size range
0.8m - 3m
Ideal size
2.3m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
45° - 135°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.5m - 2m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: 75min from Faro airport. 35min from Lagos.

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, May, Sep

Best in winter. Atlantic swells.

Getting There

Airport
FAO
Drive time
75 min
Data quality
verified

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