Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 9AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 52 | 48 | 64 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:55AM2.97m | 8:12PM3.01m | 8:33AM2.79m | 8:52PM2.72m | 9:14AM2.59m | 9:37PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.23m | 1:56PM0.37m | 2:21AM0.47m | 2:37PM0.61m | 2:59AM0.72m | 3:22PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 | NNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 52 | 48 | 64 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | SSW 15 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | NNW 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | — | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 21 | — | 7 | 5 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | N 7 | N 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 6 | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 17 | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 89 | 89 | 106 | 265 | 382 | 230 | 102 | 120 | 102 | 75 | 270 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 186 | 102 | 32 | 32 | 102 | 161 | 161 | 106 | 0 |
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