Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 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
15.3° 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: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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 Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.2
WSW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
77
64
17
16
6
25
67
64
62
47
35
33
31
23
42
42
41
92
90
89
112
106
150
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
0
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49PM2.71m
8:13AM2.40m
8:34PM2.56m
9:04AM2.26m
9:30PM2.45m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.78m
2:06AM0.81m
2:12PM0.92m
2:55AM0.95m
3:03PM1.05m
3:57AM1.04m
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:22
7:22
7:20
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9:40
9:42
9:44
9:45
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
16
15
13
12
11
12
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
15
12
11
12
10
9
9
8
9
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
10
10
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.9
SSW
7
Energy kJ
82
6
11
17
16
36
25
67
64
62
47
35
33
31
23
23
16
41
92
10
89
112
106
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.5
W
13
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
WNW
12
Energy kJ
6
5
6
6
6
25
23
7
7
1
1
1
1
20
20
42
42
9
9
90
10
7
7
150
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
15
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
Energy kJ
2
6
6
2
2
6
6
10
4
4
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
8
5
18
43
57
83
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
Energy kJ
77
64
68
54
81
1
1
1
2
5
5
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
8
465
465
161
10
10
32
10
8
15
15
32
28
14
14
14
14
14
8
8
10
20
28
49
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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