Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 251 | 245 | 294 | 363 | 287 | 264 | 262 | 311 | 318 | 318 | 268 | 268 | 232 | 255 | 378 | 412 | 530 | 510 | 500 | 532 | 363 | 368 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38AM3.07m | 5:50PM3.33m | 6:09AM3.12m | 6:23PM3.33m | 6:42AM3.12m | 6:57PM3.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.19m | 00:02AM0.09m | 12:10PM0.16m | 00:34AM0.10m | 12:44PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 280 | 251 | 245 | 294 | 363 | 287 | 264 | 262 | 311 | 318 | 318 | 268 | 268 | 232 | 255 | 378 | 412 | 530 | 510 | 500 | 12 | 363 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 12 | W 12 | S 10 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 532 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 161 |
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