Algarve, Portugal
Praia do Tonel
Also known as Tonel, Tonel Sagres
Intermediate
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.6–3 m
Mid tide
The west-facing beach at the south-western tip of Europe, tucked under the Sagres fortress. Because the Algarve coast turns the corner here, Tonel and the sheltered Mareta beach a few hundred metres away face almost opposite directions — so between them there is a surfable option in nearly any wind. Tonel itself is the exposed one: punchy peaks over sand with rocks at both ends, working best on a west or north-west swell with the prevailing northerly blowing offshore.
Hazards
RocksRipStrong Current
Conditions
- Best swell
- W, NW, SW
- Best wind
- N, NE, E
- Season
- Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
- Wave size
- 0.6–3 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 37.0000, -8.9469
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolLifeguard
Getting there
Car park above the beach on the road out to the Cabo de São Vicente lighthouse, a few minutes from Sagres town. Steps down to the sand. Check Mareta first if the wind is wrong here.