Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 7AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
686 | 524 | 418 | 407 | 358 | 216 | 270 | 244 | 320 | 346 | 363 | 365 | 334 | 484 | 327 | 228 | 167 | 128 | 85 | 68 | 56 | 53 | 33 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:37AM2.14m | 2:07PM2.37m | 2:41AM2.29m | 3:00PM2.57m | 3:26AM2.47m | 3:41PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM1.18m | 8:29PM1.04m | 8:40AM1.00m | 9:17PM0.84m | 9:24AM0.80m | 9:55PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | W 6 |
686 | 524 | 418 | 407 | 358 | 216 | 270 | 244 | 320 | 346 | 363 | 365 | 334 | 383 | 327 | 228 | 7 | 6 | 85 | 68 | 56 | 53 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 6 | W 8 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | W 6 | NW 10 |
12 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 39 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | NW 8 | W 8 | N 6 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | SW 12 |
52 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 484 | — | — | 167 | 128 | — | — | — | 33 | — | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 8 | 14 | 49 |
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