Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
278 | 127 | 136 | 109 | 182 | 94 | 82 | 62 | 53 | 167 | 138 | 603 | 622 | 705 | 1432 | 1250 | 951 | 687 | 484 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:15PM2.98m | 4:35AM2.82m | 4:48PM3.15m | 5:06AM2.96m | 5:19PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.43m | 10:33AM0.42m | 11:00PM0.27m | 11:05AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
mm | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
13 | 127 | 136 | 109 | 182 | 94 | 82 | 49 | 47 | 167 | 138 | 603 | 622 | 705 | 1432 | 1250 | 951 | 687 | 484 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
6 | 16 | 25 | 44 | 64 | 53 | 50 | 62 | 53 | 49 | 94 | 5 | 26 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | W 10 | NW 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 8 | WNW 11 | S 5 | NW 7 | W 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 64 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
278 | 70 | — | — | 18 | 31 | 52 | 36 | — | — | 18 | 10 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 69 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 89 | 109 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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