Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 580 | 789 | 743 | 805 | 793 | 824 | 700 | 638 | 638 | 578 | 476 | 347 | 1254 | 1613 | 1936 | 2035 | 2035 | 1683 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:10AM2.07m | 12:36PM2.33m | 1:20AM2.23m | 1:35PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM1.19m | 6:10AM1.24m | 7:07PM1.04m | 7:19AM1.07m | 7:58PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 419 | 580 | 789 | 743 | 805 | 793 | 824 | 700 | 638 | 638 | 578 | 476 | 302 | 1254 | 1613 | 1936 | 2035 | 2035 | 1683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 50 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 347 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | NW 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 94 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 62 | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 68 | 149 | 120 | 176 | 10 | 0 | 175 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
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