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Praia do Tunel Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Praia do Tunel
Address: Albufeira, Portugal

Albufeira, Portugal

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

2.9
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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.9ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

10kt

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AIR TEMP

16°C

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SWELL

2.7ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Sweet 2.9ft waves with quality 9s ground swell with light 8kt winds Note: winds from N would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

GOOD10 good hours

🌊 2.3-3.7ft 💨 6-14kt 🌡️ 15-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	8s	S	6kt	NNE	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	SE	7kt	NNE	8kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	SE	8kt	NNE	8kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	SE	8kt	NNE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	3.7ft	7s	SE	8kt	NNE	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	3.6ft	7s	SE	8kt	NE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	SE	8kt	NE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	SE	8kt	NE	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	8s	SSE	8kt	ENE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	9s	SSE	8kt	ENE	10kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	9s	S	8kt	E	10kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	10s	SSW	10kt	E	13kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	11s	SW	11kt	ESE	16kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	12s	WSW	13kt	ESE	19kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	12s	WSW	12kt	ESE	20kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	12s	WSW	12kt	ESE	21kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	12s	WSW	11kt	ESE	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	12s	WSW	12kt	E	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	WSW	13kt	E	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	WSW	13kt	E	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	WSW	13kt	E	21kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	13s	WSW	13kt	E	21kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	WSW	12kt	E	20kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	13s	WSW	14kt	E	23kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.2-2.8ft 💨 14-21kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	13s	WSW	16kt	E	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	13s	WSW	18kt	E	28kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	13s	WSW	19kt	ESE	29kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	13s	WSW	19kt	ESE	30kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	13s	WSW	20kt	ESE	31kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	13s	WSW	19kt	ESE	30kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	13s	WSW	19kt	ESE	28kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	13s	WSW	18kt	E	26kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	WSW	18kt	ESE	26kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	WSW	18kt	ESE	26kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	WSW	18kt	ESE	26kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	12s	WSW	18kt	ESE	26kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	12s	WSW	19kt	ESE	25kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	12s	WSW	19kt	SE	25kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	12s	WSW	17kt	ESE	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	12s	WSW	16kt	ESE	19kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	12s	WSW	14kt	E	16kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	12s	WSW	14kt	E	17kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	WSW	14kt	E	18kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	WSW	14kt	ESE	19kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	WSW	16kt	ESE	24kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	WSW	19kt	ESE	29kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	WSW	21kt	ESE	34kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	WSW	19kt	SE	32kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

POOR2 good hours

🌊 2.1-7.8ft 💨 9-17kt 🌡️ 12-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	WSW	17kt	SSE	29kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	WSW	15kt	SSE	27kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	10s	SW	14kt	S	25kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	8s	S	13kt	S	22kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4ft	6s	SE	12kt	S	20kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	6s	SE	11kt	SSW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	6s	SE	11kt	SW	18kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.8ft	7s	SE	11kt	W	17kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	3.5ft	7s	SE	11kt	WSW	16kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	6s	SE	11kt	WSW	15kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3ft	6s	SE	10kt	WSW	14kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	8s	SSE	12kt	W	15kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	10s	S	13kt	W	16kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	11s	SSW	15kt	WNW	17kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	13s	SW	13kt	WNW	16kt	13°C	16°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	15s	WSW	12kt	W	16kt	13°C	16°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	4.2ft	17s	WSW	10kt	W	15kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	4.7ft	17s	WSW	11kt	WNW	15kt	13°C	16°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	5.2ft	17s	WSW	12kt	WNW	15kt	13°C	16°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	5.7ft	17s	WSW	14kt	WNW	14kt	13°C	16°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	6.4ft	16s	WSW	12kt	WNW	13kt	13°C	16°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	7.1ft	16s	WSW	11kt	W	12kt	13°C	16°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	7.7ft	16s	WSW	10kt	W	11kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	7.8ft	16s	WSW	9kt	W	10kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

EXCELLENT11 excellent hours

🌊 5.6-7.8ft 💨 0-9kt 🌡️ 11-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	7.8ft	16s	WSW	8kt	W	9kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	7.8ft	15s	WSW	8kt	W	9kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	7.7ft	15s	WSW	6kt	W	7kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.7ft	15s	WSW	5kt	WNW	6kt	12°C	16°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.6ft	15s	WSW	3kt	WNW	4kt	11°C	16°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.5ft	15s	WSW	2kt	N	4kt	11°C	16°C	0.5mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.4ft	15s	WSW	2kt	NE	3kt	11°C	16°C	0.5mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.3ft	15s	WSW	1kt	ESE	2kt	11°C	16°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.1ft	15s	WSW	2kt	SSE	4kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.9ft	14s	WSW	4kt	SW	5kt	12°C	16°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	6.6ft	14s	WSW	5kt	W	7kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	6.6ft	14s	WSW	6kt	W	8kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	6.5ft	14s	WSW	8kt	WSW	9kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	6.5ft	14s	WSW	9kt	WSW	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	6.6ft	14s	WSW	9kt	WSW	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	6.7ft	14s	WSW	9kt	WSW	9kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	6.9ft	14s	WSW	9kt	SW	9kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	6.6ft	14s	WSW	8kt	WSW	8kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	6.3ft	14s	WSW	7kt	WSW	6kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	6ft	14s	WSW	6kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	14s	WSW	4kt	WNW	4kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	14s	WSW	2kt	N	3kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	14s	WSW	0kt	NE	1kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	14s	WSW	2kt	NE	2kt	13°C	17°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD7 excellent hours

🌊 3.1-5.5ft 💨 4-8kt 🌡️ 11-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	14s	WSW	4kt	NE	3kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	5.4ft	14s	WSW	5kt	NE	5kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	5.3ft	14s	WSW	6kt	NE	5kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	5.2ft	14s	WSW	7kt	NE	6kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NE	7kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NE	8kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NE	8kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NE	8kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	4.9ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NE	8kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.8ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NE	8kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	4.6ft	13s	WSW	7kt	NE	8kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	13s	WSW	7kt	E	7kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	13s	WSW	6kt	SE	6kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	13s	WSW	5kt	SSE	5kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	13s	WSW	5kt	SSE	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	13s	WSW	6kt	SSE	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	13s	WSW	7kt	SSE	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	13s	WSW	6kt	SSW	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	13s	WSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	13s	WSW	4kt	WNW	4kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	13s	WSW	5kt	WNW	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	13s	WSW	6kt	NW	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	12s	WSW	8kt	NW	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NW	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

FAIR2 excellent hours

🌊 2.8-4.7ft 💨 7-11kt 🌡️ 13-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNW	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNW	7kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNE	7kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	12s	WSW	7kt	ENE	7kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	E	8kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	12s	WSW	8kt	ESE	8kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	9kt	SE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	9kt	SE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	10kt	SE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	10kt	SE	11kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	11kt	SSE	11kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	10kt	SSE	12kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	10kt	SSE	12kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	10kt	SSE	13kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	9kt	SSE	12kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	9kt	SE	11kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	9kt	SE	10kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	10kt	ESE	10kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	10kt	ESE	11kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	WSW	10kt	E	12kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	11s	SW	9kt	E	12kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	9s	SSW	9kt	E	12kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.7ft	8s	S	9kt	E	12kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.7ft	8s	S	9kt	ENE	12kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 2.0-4.7ft 💨 5-26kt 🌡️ 14-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	4.7ft	8s	S	10kt	ENE	12kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.7ft	8s	S	11kt	NE	12kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.4ft	7s	S	10kt	NE	11kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	7s	S	10kt	NE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	7s	S	9kt	NNE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	S	8kt	NNE	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	S	7kt	N	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	S	5kt	NNW	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SSW	8kt	NNW	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	8s	SSW	11kt	NNW	14kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	SW	13kt	NW	18kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	10s	SW	14kt	NW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	11s	WSW	15kt	NW	20kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	11s	WSW	16kt	NW	20kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	11s	WSW	16kt	WNW	20kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	11s	WSW	17kt	WNW	20kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	11s	WSW	18kt	WNW	20kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	11s	WSW	19kt	WNW	23kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	11s	WSW	21kt	NW	25kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	11s	WSW	22kt	NW	28kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	WSW	23kt	NW	29kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	WSW	25kt	NW	30kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2ft	11s	WSW	26kt	NW	31kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	11s	WSW	26kt	NW	30kt	14°C	17°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.7ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:6-21kt NNE

Water Temperature:16-17°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Praia do Túnel in the Algarve is an exposed beach break that only offers surf occasionally, performing best with west to southwest swells and offshore winds from the east or northeast. The sandy-bottom setup produces mellow lefts and rights, generally cleaner around mid tide. Surf here is inconsistent—often flat in summer—but can offer small, playful waves when winter swells reach the south-facing Algarve coast. Crowds are usually light, making it a relaxed spot whenever conditions come together.

Best Swell Direction: SE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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