Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 40 | 114 | 217 | 155 | 152 | 162 | 113 | 181 | 86 | 79 | 113 | 100 | 127 | 227 | 332 | 831 | 1322 | 1544 | 1263 | 887 | 586 | 405 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:02AM2.66m | 4:15PM2.98m | 4:35AM2.82m | 4:48PM3.15m | 5:06AM2.96m | 5:19PM3.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.59m | 10:28PM0.43m | 10:33AM0.42m | 11:00PM0.27m | 11:05AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | SW 6 | W 8 | NW 10 | W 11 | SSW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 155 | 152 | 162 | 113 | 181 | 86 | 79 | 62 | 64 | 127 | 115 | 332 | 33 | 1322 | 1544 | 1263 | 887 | 586 | 405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | SSW 5 | W 10 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 67 | 65 | 53 | 50 | 13 | 100 | 15 | 8 | 110 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 7 | SW 12 | N 6 | — | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 8 | SW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 49 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 9 | SSW 5 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 40 | 114 | 217 | 46 | — | — | — | 15 | 42 | 39 | 113 | — | — | 227 | 66 | 831 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 68 | 77 | 121 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 130 | 175 | 109 | 121 | 176 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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