Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 117 | 147 | 117 | 158 | 129 | 126 | 118 | 111 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 60 | 58 | 64 | 114 | 138 | 33 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01PM3.04m | 8:26AM2.80m | 8:42PM2.90m | 9:11AM2.70m | 9:32PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.40m | 2:27PM0.55m | 2:57AM0.52m | 3:15PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 117 | 147 | 117 | 158 | 129 | 126 | 118 | 111 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 4 | SW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 13 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 52 | 46 | 64 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 9 | N 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | S 4 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 30 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 138 | 147 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 130 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 173 | 173 | 32 |
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