Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 3PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 52 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 80 | 121 | 256 | 137 | 137 | 148 | 176 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33AM2.79m | 8:52PM2.72m | 9:14AM2.59m | 9:37PM2.45m | 10:05AM2.40m | 10:37PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.47m | 2:37PM0.61m | 2:59AM0.72m | 3:22PM0.85m | 3:44AM0.97m | 4:20PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 52 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 80 | 121 | 193 | 137 | 137 | 103 | 96 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 52 | 176 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 16 | WNW 4 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 4 | N 7 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 28 | 28 | — | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 4 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 36 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 256 | 109 | 59 | 148 | 13 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 75 | 106 | 417 | 8 | 233 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 106 | 106 | 77 | 0 | 175 | 0 |
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