Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 3AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 169 | 224 | 310 | 260 | 279 | 250 | 255 | 315 | 192 | 64 | 99 | 64 | 65 | 40 | 39 | 50 | 51 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37PM2.22m | 11:16AM2.26m | 00:04AM2.10m | 12:48PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM1.08m | 4:46AM1.17m | 5:43PM1.21m | 6:14AM1.26m | 7:19PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 169 | 224 | 310 | 260 | 279 | 250 | 255 | 60 | 192 | 168 | 99 | 84 | 65 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 131 | 151 | 101 | 103 | 76 | 74 | 84 | 34 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 40 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 10 | SW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 50 | 51 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 4 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 287 | 16 | 595 | — | — | — | — | — | 315 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 220 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 283 | 161 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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