Overview

Tonel is the beach at the foot of the Sagres fortress — nicknamed "the end of the world", the most southwestern point of Europe. Dramatic cliffs, powerful waves, and extremely exposed to Atlantic swells.

Kiting is possible but conditions are challenging: strong currents, rocks, and confused swell patterns. Works with N-NW wind. Expert only. More famous as a surf spot. The sunsets from the fortress are legendary.

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Spot forecast for Tonel

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:52

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 10:55 · 2.3 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:20 · 1.2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 23:39 · 2.3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 05:28 · 1.2 m

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Tonel: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

372h

in July · 29 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 372 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is January, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 57% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is March, at 16 °C. The wettest month is March, with 179 mm.

Monthly averages: Tonel

Monthly averages — Tonel — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.0	81 h	17 °C	117 mm
February	14.0	133 h	17 °C	64 mm
March	17.5	171 h	16 °C	179 mm
April	16.5	187 h	19 °C	49 mm
May	25.5	352 h	20 °C	12 mm
June	24.5	318 h	22 °C	4 mm
July	29.0	372 h	23 °C	0 mm
August	28.5	377 h	23 °C	0 mm
September	21.0	266 h	22 °C	3 mm
October	15.0	131 h	21 °C	68 mm
November	14.5	112 h	19 °C	103 mm
December	13.0	125 h	16 °C	77 mm

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Technical details of Tonel spot

The spot works with winds from N, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Expert

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