Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 64 | 62 | 80 | 126 | 239 | 178 | 140 | 258 | 169 | 224 | 310 | 260 | 284 | 250 | 255 | 286 | 217 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:37PM2.45m | 10:05AM2.40m | 10:37PM2.22m | 11:16AM2.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.85m | 3:44AM0.97m | 4:20PM1.08m | 4:46AM1.17m | 5:43PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 64 | 62 | 80 | 126 | 174 | 178 | 140 | 53 | 169 | 224 | 310 | 260 | 284 | 250 | 255 | 81 | 217 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 26 | 17 | 99 | 151 | 103 | 103 | 76 | 79 | 21 | 21 | 60 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 239 | 166 | 82 | 258 | 16 | 177 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 286 | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 213 | 253 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 161 | 161 | 10 |
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