Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 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
14.4° C
(Which is 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 12PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
614
627
788
1155
1277
1134
936
884
776
746
637
573
562
533
463
378
302
289
243
202
154
118
115
90
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
0
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:39AM2.52m
10:07PM2.72m
11:02AM2.36m
11:32PM2.64m
12:30PM2.37m
00:52AM2.68m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.59m
3:37PM0.86m
4:39AM0.76m
5:00PM0.99m
6:08AM0.79m
6:28PM0.96m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
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9:27
9:28
9:29
9:30
Temp °C
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
16
20
22
19
15
15
11
12
14
13
12
12
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
14
17
17
15
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
Energy kJ
614
627
788
1155
1277
1134
936
884
776
746
637
573
562
533
463
378
302
289
243
202
154
118
115
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
10
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.3
W
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
93
36
7
17
5
5
18
2
3
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
7
22
20
17
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
13
13
10
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
15
32
32
0
0
0
8
8
8
15
32
0
0
0
0
0
451
675
161
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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