Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 5AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 52 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 88 | 145 | 157 | 221 | 140 | 314 | 169 | 224 | 316 | 260 | 222 | 255 | 255 | 322 | 217 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM2.59m | 9:37PM2.45m | 10:05AM2.40m | 10:37PM2.22m | 11:16AM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.72m | 3:22PM0.85m | 3:44AM0.97m | 4:20PM1.08m | 4:46AM1.17m | 5:43PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 88 | 145 | 157 | 221 | 140 | 17 | 169 | 224 | 316 | 260 | 222 | 255 | 59 | 59 | 217 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 96 | 17 | 106 | 111 | 73 | 78 | 34 | 21 | 40 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 4 | N 7 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 8 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 217 | 70 | 314 | 10 | 138 | — | — | — | — | 255 | 322 | 11 | 490 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 191 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 283 | 161 | 89 |
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