Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 CEST
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Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Louro (Playa Area Maior) sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today?

The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.1
S
15
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
250
219
169
145
120
82
65
77
17
16
33
25
67
64
62
61
4
32
31
23
42
42
41
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
0
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
S
20
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:10PM2.85m
7:32AM2.56m
7:49PM2.71m
8:13AM2.40m
8:34PM2.56m
9:04AM2.26m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.65m
1:31PM0.78m
2:06AM0.81m
2:12PM0.92m
2:55AM0.95m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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7:24
7:22
7:22
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9:39
9:40
9:42
9:44
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
12
12
11
11
13
15
16
16
13
12
11
11
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
10
10
9
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
14
13
14
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
3
3
219
169
145
120
82
6
11
17
16
33
25
67
64
62
61
47
32
31
23
16
16
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
2
2
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
25
23
7
7
1
1
1
1
20
20
42
42
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
2
2
6
6
10
4
4
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
SE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
256
250
65
77
81
59
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
148
220
0
0
0
0
10
476
161
173
10
32
32
10
8
15
15
14
49
14
14
14
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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