Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 220 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 183 | 186 | 234 | 250 | 240 | 196 | 188 | 144 | 141 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 52 | 49 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:49PM3.47m | 5:17AM3.19m | 5:33PM3.58m | 5:59AM3.23m | 6:15PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.19m | 11:06PM-0.04m | 11:15AM0.06m | 11:49PM-0.12m | 11:57AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 183 | 220 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 183 | 186 | 234 | 250 | 240 | 196 | 188 | 144 | 141 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 52 | 49 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 38 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | N 10 | N 10 | S 11 | S 11 | N 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 161 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 173 | 161 | 125 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 417 | 417 | 265 | 265 |
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