Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 22 | 21 | 52 | 123 | 64 | 62 | 88 | 113 | 154 | 221 | 140 | 258 | 169 | 224 | 106 | 260 | 255 | 255 | 432 | 273 | 217 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:14AM2.59m | 9:37PM2.45m | 10:05AM2.40m | 10:37PM2.22m | 11:16AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.72m | 3:22PM0.85m | 3:44AM0.97m | 4:20PM1.08m | 4:46AM1.17m | 5:43PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 33 | 64 | 62 | 88 | 113 | 154 | 221 | 140 | 53 | 169 | 224 | 243 | 260 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 60 | 217 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 92 | 113 | 106 | 96 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 24 | 56 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 4 | N 7 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 9 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 123 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 178 | 70 | 258 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 432 | 273 | 11 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 617 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 106 | 0 | 8 | 191 | 253 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 283 | 417 | 0 |
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