Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | S 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SW 17 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 49 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:54PM3.48m | 7:17AM3.11m | 7:33PM3.27m | 7:55AM2.97m | 8:12PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.03m | 1:16PM0.18m | 1:44AM0.23m | 1:56PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 7 |
11 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 49 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | W 8 | S 18 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | W 8 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 8 |
— | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 18 | W 8 | NW 9 | — | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 17 |
— | — | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 7 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 2 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 4 |
140 | 58 | 28 | 84 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 84 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 71 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 265 | 138 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 173 | 161 | 173 | 102 | 120 | 89 | 75 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 230 | 120 |
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