Praia do Tonel
Faro · Portugal
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Praia do Tonel is a NW-facing sand beach on the Portugal shoreline, opening onto the Alboran Sea — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~19.8°C (67.6°F) on average
Jan
16.1°C
61°F · 14.8–17.8°C
Feb
15.3°C
59.5°F · 13.9–17°C
Mar
15.3°C
59.5°F · 14–16.2°C
Apr
15.9°C
60.6°F · 14.9–17°C
May
16.9°C
62.4°F · 15.4–19.1°C
Jun
18.4°C
65.1°F · 15.3–20.7°C
Jul
18.7°C
65.7°F · 17.2–21.2°C
Aug
18.9°C
66°F · 16.2–21.3°C
Sep
19.8°C
67.6°F · 17.1–22°C
Oct
19.4°C
66.9°F · 16.8–21.3°C
Nov
18°C
64.4°F · 15.7–19.9°C
Dec
16.7°C
62.1°F · 14.1–19.1°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
W–N
Best wind
E–S
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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