Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 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
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1532
1293
1016
872
767
582
561
535
514
566
577
663
771
741
727
649
663
663
553
477
495
426
434
367
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
N
10
ENE
25
ENE
15
SSW
10
NNE
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:51PM3.22m
8:28AM2.78m
8:50PM3.05m
9:32AM2.59m
9:55PM2.88m
10:42AM2.47m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.28m
2:25PM0.56m
3:15AM0.47m
3:27PM0.73m
4:24AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:55
9:57
9:58
9:59
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
16
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
19
21
22
22
24
21
20
22
22
23
27
15
14
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
19
19
18
21
19
19
21
19
22
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
Energy kJ
1532
1293
1016
872
767
582
561
535
514
566
577
663
771
741
727
649
663
663
553
477
495
426
434
367
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
10
10
10
24
18
20
20
20
8
20
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
6
6
6
10
7
7
10
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
4
Energy kJ
3
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Distance (km)
104
10
0
0
0
8
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
0
0
0
0
32
8
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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