Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 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
15.8° 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 6AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (22 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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
771
741
727
649
649
585
553
479
489
489
434
367
340
339
284
235
231
188
180
141
138
108
108
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
15
E
15
NE
10
ESE
0
SSE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
WSW
0
NW
10
NNE
15
E
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM2.59m
9:55PM2.88m
10:42AM2.47m
11:05PM2.76m
11:54AM2.43m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.47m
3:27PM0.73m
4:24AM0.62m
4:37PM0.85m
5:36AM0.69m
5:52PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:58
9:59
10:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
19
18
20
21
23
22
19
23
20
22
25
22
19
18
18
21
20
19
22
22
16
16
17
18
16
15
19
19
21
20
18
24
20
20
24
21
20
18
17
21
19
20
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
663
771
741
727
649
649
585
553
479
489
489
434
367
340
339
284
235
231
188
180
141
138
108
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
7
10
10
10
24
18
20
20
20
8
20
5
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
SW
14
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
17
Energy kJ
10
7
7
10
2
2
2
2
2
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
Energy kJ
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
49
32
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
173
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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