Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 May 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
15.9° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
727
649
649
585
556
477
489
424
434
367
346
284
284
235
192
188
147
141
110
108
108
110
131
264
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
ENE
5
W
10
NNW
10
ENE
0
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
E
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM2.59m
9:55PM2.88m
10:42AM2.47m
11:05PM2.76m
11:54AM2.43m
00:14AM2.70m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.73m
4:24AM0.62m
4:37PM0.85m
5:36AM0.69m
5:52PM0.89m
6:42AM0.70m
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cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:58
9:59
10:00
10:00
1
2
Temp °C
20
21
19
19
20
19
21
21
23
25
26
28
22
21
20
19
21
21
18
21
23
21
20
18
18
18
16
16
19
19
20
20
24
23
24
27
21
21
19
18
19
21
18
20
24
21
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
Energy kJ
727
649
649
585
556
477
489
424
434
367
346
284
284
235
192
188
147
141
110
108
108
110
118
132
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.3
NNW
3
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
3
0.3
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
Energy kJ
10
24
18
20
20
20
8
4
8
8
7
7
2
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
1
51
131
264
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
NW
17
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
10
2
2
2
2
20
2
2
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
7
7
12
1
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
6
9
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
8
32
32
89
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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