About
The old Fort looks a bit daunting from the line up at Tonel.
Atmosphere:
The west side of the Algarve is great. Not too buisy with great waves. Tonel was perfect when I was there in December, not too cold but not hot. Waves were consistant, just needed more off-shore winds. Gets big on the west coast just like most of Portugal. When this happens drive to a south coast break (literally a few minutes around the corner from Tonel).
Boasts both a fun wave(small day only-less than 3 ft)most of the time is pumping at a minimum size of 4ft,this is when it gets heavy and hollow,rips seemed to be slight when I surfed it,but that was when it was 3-4ft,some rocks both large and small are lurking under the surface,these are visable at low tide.Localism didnt seem a problem when I surfed here,the surfers/bodyboarders were rather freindly.
On a pefect day(which I was lucky to have one of)this spot truly does compete with the worlds famous spots.barrels everywhere.Enjoy.
Additional Info:
This spot may be fickle. I have only been there once and surfed there once but it was 4-6ft, light off-shore, sunny and perfect. The waves were low-tide pitching hollow peaks, mental to say the least.
Location
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Access
Go to the Fort at Sagres and Tonel is the bay directly below the fort to the west at the bottom of the high, sheer cliffs. Not sure how to get closer than that.
| Walk | Short walk (5-15 min) |
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| Public access | Yes |
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| 4x4 required | Unknown |
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| Boat required | Unknown |
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