Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 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 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1.8
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
404
353
264
244
208
147
121
96
73
51
42
41
40
40
40
40
39
35
34
33
21
21
21
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
10
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
S
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
20
NW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:34PM2.31m
00:50AM2.58m
1:32PM2.51m
1:45AM2.76m
2:22PM2.75m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.92m
6:34PM1.01m
7:16AM0.73m
7:33PM0.82m
8:06AM0.51m
8:24PM0.60m
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:47
9:49
9:50
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
14
16
17
15
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
15
14
15
15
13
10
9
10
12
12
11
10
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
418
404
353
264
244
208
147
121
96
73
51
38
35
26
21
14
13
32
32
31
13
8
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
190
135
133
128
123
88
81
47
43
42
28
26
24
23
21
17
32
13
12
12
33
21
13
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
9
7
2
15
14
31
30
30
30
30
46
42
41
40
40
40
40
39
35
34
2
2
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
Energy kJ
1
19
31
39
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
8
8
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
8
20
8
8
20
32
10
10
10
637
382
417
104
104
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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