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Vale do Lobo currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf Vale do Lobo is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Vale do Lobo Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Vale do Lobo
Address: Almancil, Portugal

Almancil, Portugal

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🌬️ WIND

2
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🌊 SWELL

1
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SWELL
HEIGHT

1ft

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SWELL
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WIND GUSTS

4kt

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AIR TEMP

23°C

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SWELL

1ft @
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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.0ft waves with wind swell (short period) and light offshore winds grooming the faces

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Sunday

Aug 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.5ft 💨 2-17kt 🌡️ 20-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	WSW	12kt	NW	18kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	WSW	10kt	NNW	15kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	WSW	9kt	NW	13kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	W	9kt	NW	11kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	4s	W	8kt	NW	9kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	4s	W	8kt	NW	10kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	4s	W	8kt	NNW	10kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	4s	W	8kt	NNW	11kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	4s	W	6kt	NNW	8kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	4s	W	4kt	N	6kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	4s	W	2kt	N	4kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	W	5kt	NW	6kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	W	8kt	W	9kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	WSW	11kt	SW	11kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SW	12kt	SW	13kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SSW	13kt	SW	15kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	8s	S	14kt	SW	17kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SSW	15kt	WSW	18kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SW	16kt	W	20kt	26°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SW	17kt	WNW	21kt	26°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	WSW	15kt	WNW	21kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	WSW	14kt	NW	21kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	WSW	13kt	NW	20kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	WSW	12kt	NW	18kt	22°C	18°C	0mm

Monday

Aug 10

POOR9 good hours

🌊 0.9-2.5ft 💨 2-14kt 🌡️ 20-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	W	10kt	NW	15kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	5s	W	9kt	NW	12kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	W	8kt	NNW	11kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	8kt	NNW	9kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	W	7kt	NNW	8kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	W	6kt	N	7kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	W	5kt	N	6kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	W	4kt	NNW	5kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	W	3kt	NNW	4kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	7s	W	2kt	NW	3kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	7s	W	5kt	WNW	6kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	W	7kt	WSW	8kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	W	9kt	SW	10kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	WSW	10kt	SW	11kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	WSW	12kt	SW	13kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	WSW	13kt	WSW	15kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	WSW	13kt	WSW	15kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	WSW	14kt	W	16kt	26°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	WSW	14kt	W	16kt	26°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	WSW	14kt	WNW	17kt	26°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	WSW	13kt	NW	19kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	WSW	13kt	NW	20kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	WSW	12kt	NNW	18kt	23°C	18°C	0mm

Tuesday

Aug 11

GOOD10 good hours

🌊 0.3-2.4ft 💨 0-10kt 🌡️ 20-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	W	10kt	NNW	15kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	W	8kt	NNW	13kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	7kt	NNW	10kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	5kt	NNW	7kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	W	4kt	NNW	4kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	6s	W	5kt	NNW	5kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	6kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	6s	W	4kt	WNW	5kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	6s	W	2kt	SW	3kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	6s	W	0kt	SSE	2kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	6s	W	4kt	S	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	W	7kt	S	7kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	W	10kt	S	9kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	W	9kt	SSW	9kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	W	8kt	SW	9kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	W	7kt	WSW	9kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	WSW	8kt	WSW	10kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	WSW	9kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	10s	SW	10kt	WSW	12kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	10s	SW	10kt	W	12kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	10s	SW	10kt	WNW	12kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	10s	SW	10kt	NW	12kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	WSW	8kt	NNW	10kt	23°C	18°C	0mm

Wednesday

Aug 12

FAIR7 good hours

🌊 0.9-2.0ft 💨 2-9kt 🌡️ 22-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	W	7kt	NNW	8kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	5s	W	5kt	NNW	6kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	W	5kt	NNW	5kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	5s	W	5kt	N	5kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	W	5kt	N	4kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	W	4kt	N	4kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	6s	W	4kt	NNE	4kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	6s	W	4kt	NNE	4kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	5s	W	3kt	ENE	4kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	5s	W	3kt	SE	3kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	W	2kt	SSW	2kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	W	4kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	5s	W	6kt	SSW	6kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	W	8kt	SSW	7kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	WSW	8kt	SW	8kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	WSW	8kt	SW	9kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SW	8kt	SW	9kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SW	8kt	WSW	9kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	SW	7kt	WSW	8kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	WSW	7kt	WSW	7kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	WSW	8kt	W	8kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	WSW	8kt	NW	9kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	WSW	9kt	NNW	10kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	WSW	8kt	NNW	8kt	25°C	18°C	0mm

Thursday

Aug 13

FAIR6 good hours

🌊 1.3-1.9ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ 23-27°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	W	7kt	NNW	7kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	4s	WNW	5kt	N	6kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	6kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	6kt	NNW	6kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	9s	WSW	6kt	NNW	6kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	9s	WSW	6kt	N	6kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	9s	WSW	5kt	NNE	6kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	WSW	5kt	NE	5kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	WSW	4kt	N	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	9s	WSW	3kt	NW	3kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	WSW	2kt	W	2kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	WSW	4kt	WSW	4kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	WSW	6kt	WSW	5kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	8kt	SW	7kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	8kt	SW	8kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	8kt	SW	8kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	8kt	SW	9kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	8kt	WSW	9kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	9kt	WSW	9kt	26°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	9kt	W	10kt	26°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	WSW	9kt	WNW	10kt	26°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	W	10kt	NW	10kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	W	10kt	NNW	11kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	W	7kt	N	8kt	26°C	18°C	0mm

Friday

Aug 14

GOOD11 good hours

🌊 1.1-2.0ft 💨 1-8kt 🌡️ 24-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	6s	W	4kt	NNE	6kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	6s	W	1kt	NNE	3kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	7s	W	2kt	N	3kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	W	3kt	NNW	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	4kt	NNW	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	4kt	N	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	4kt	NNE	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	8s	WSW	4kt	ENE	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	WSW	3kt	E	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	8s	WSW	3kt	ESE	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	8s	WSW	3kt	SSE	4kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	8s	WSW	5kt	SSE	5kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSE	6kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	8kt	S	7kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	8kt	SSW	7kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	7kt	SW	7kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	WSW	7kt	WSW	7kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	WSW	7kt	WSW	7kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	W	7kt	WSW	7kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	W	7kt	W	7kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	W	6kt	WNW	7kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	W	6kt	NW	7kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	4s	W	5kt	NNW	6kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	4s	W	5kt	N	6kt	25°C	18°C	0mm

Saturday

Aug 15

FAIR2 good hours

🌊 0.8-2.0ft 💨 5-8kt 🌡️ 21-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	5s	W	5kt	NNE	5kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	5s	W	5kt	ENE	5kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	W	5kt	ENE	6kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	5s	W	6kt	ENE	7kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	5s	W	7kt	ENE	7kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	W	8kt	ENE	8kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	W	8kt	ENE	9kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	W	8kt	E	10kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	W	8kt	E	10kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	W	8kt	E	10kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	W	8kt	ESE	10kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	W	8kt	SE	9kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	W	8kt	SE	8kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	W	7kt	SSE	7kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	W	7kt	S	7kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	W	7kt	S	7kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	W	6kt	SSW	6kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	WSW	7kt	SW	7kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	WSW	7kt	WSW	7kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	WSW	7kt	W	8kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	7s	WSW	7kt	W	7kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	W	6kt	WNW	7kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	4s	W	6kt	WNW	6kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	5s	W	5kt	NW	6kt	25°C	19°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.2ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:2-17kt NW

Water Temperature:18-19°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Vale do Lobo is an exposed beach break in The Algarve that offers pretty consistent surf, featuring both left and right-hand waves. The most favorable conditions are a West-Southwest swell from a mix of groundswells and windswells combined with offshore winds from the Northeast. The break works best around mid tide. When the surf is working, it can get crowded, and surfers should take special care here if it gets very crowded. The best time for consistent, clean waves is typically in January.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

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

Ideal Swell DirectionWSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNE

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