Louro (Playa Area Maior) Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.75° N 9.10° W

Louro (Playa Area Maior) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Louro (Playa Area Maior) sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.2° 

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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)
1.7
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
1.2
S
5
1.8
SSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
381
392
328
191
121
68
53
56
50
94
92
55
37
23
22
73
222
134
178
164
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
40
S
20
W
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:00PM2.57m
3:26AM2.47m
3:41PM2.78m
4:02AM2.66m
4:15PM2.98m
Low Tide
8:40AM1.00m
9:17PM0.84m
9:24AM0.80m
9:55PM0.63m
10:00AM0.59m
10:28PM0.43m
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mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:22
9:21
 mm
3
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
5
5
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
18
17
20
21
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
17
16
14
13
12
15
16
15
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