Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 CEST
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Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Louro (Playa Area Maior) sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today?

The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.6
NW
18
0.8
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
1.1
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
263
300
295
305
300
290
285
280
216
202
195
249
326
432
546
505
536
529
447
440
410
392
386
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
0
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:17PM2.82m
3:30AM2.99m
3:54PM2.95m
4:07AM3.04m
4:27PM3.04m
4:42AM3.05m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.52m
9:41AM0.35m
9:56PM0.41m
10:14AM0.30m
10:31PM0.33m
10:46AM0.30m
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:33
7:33
7:31
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9:31
9:32
9:35
9:36
4
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
21
17
17
15
14
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
19
15
15
11
11
10
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
10
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
NW
16
1.1
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
Energy kJ
276
263
300
295
305
300
290
285
280
216
202
195
191
189
432
546
505
536
529
447
440
410
392
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
N
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.7
N
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
NW
18
0.6
NW
18
0.8
NW
16
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
Energy kJ
25
24
27
11
57
12
1
20
20
21
12
117
249
326
188
181
171
171
171
178
199
206
196
195
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
19
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.1
W
7
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
24
13
12
6
1
1
2
12
37
12
8
8
15
1
15
10
6
3
3
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
E
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
8
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
10
26
4
2
28
3
31
6
12
27
21
20
19
18
18
1
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
149
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
0
0
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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