Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 6PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
NW
13
1
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
546
505
536
529
514
440
410
398
386
330
325
277
214
203
200
197
161
119
116
116
114
137
150
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
W
0
NNE
5
SE
0
SSE
0
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:27PM3.04m
4:42AM3.05m
4:59PM3.10m
5:15AM3.02m
5:30PM3.10m
5:48AM2.96m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.30m
10:31PM0.33m
10:46AM0.30m
11:04PM0.30m
11:17AM0.33m
11:38PM0.32m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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7:31
7:30
7:28
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9:35
9:36
9:37
9:37
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
13
15
14
15
15
13
12
11
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
NW
13
1
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
Energy kJ
432
546
505
536
529
514
440
410
398
386
330
325
277
214
203
200
197
161
119
116
116
114
137
150
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
SW
7
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
Energy kJ
185
178
171
133
133
141
199
206
155
152
149
112
79
72
49
48
30
29
12
62
68
74
69
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
8
0.1
W
7
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
W
9
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
12
1
5
3
3
3
5
10
4
3
3
2
1
5
10
27
2
3
4
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
3
4
5
3
3
4
4
5
3
4
2
1
1
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
8
8
8
8
0
0
0
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
15
8
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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