Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 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
15.4° 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 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (18 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
625
556
418
323
268
346
277
625
541
539
644
826
2338
2947
2822
2553
2135
1750
1532
1178
1016
872
683
512
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:08PM3.43m
6:37AM3.18m
6:57PM3.36m
7:31AM3.00m
7:51PM3.22m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.08m
00:22AM-0.01m
12:39PM0.20m
1:15AM0.11m
1:29PM0.37m
2:12AM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:54
9:55
9:57
1
1
2
4
2
Temp °C
12
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
18
19
20
21
20
19
18
9
10
8
9
10
9
10
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
13
14
15
16
17
17
20
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
15
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
625
556
418
323
268
346
277
17
541
539
644
826
2338
2947
2822
2553
2135
1750
1532
1178
1016
872
683
512
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.5
W
7
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
14
7
13
12
12
22
5
11
17
16
33
308
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
18
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
5
12
11
3
11
11
25
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
1
SW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.8
W
10
Energy kJ
15
47
124
69
114
625
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
8
15
8
8
8
69
8
15
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
0
8
15
32
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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