Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 2026 CEST
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Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Louro (Playa Area Maior) sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today?

The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
1.1
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
67
64
62
37
35
42
31
23
42
42
41
92
90
89
112
106
167
268
413
463
977
1260
1083
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
SSE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
ESE
5
SSW
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:13AM2.40m
8:34PM2.56m
9:04AM2.26m
9:30PM2.45m
10:09AM2.17m
10:37PM2.40m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.81m
2:12PM0.92m
2:55AM0.95m
3:03PM1.05m
3:57AM1.04m
4:08PM1.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
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7:22
7:22
7:20
7:20
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9:42
9:44
9:45
9:45
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
11
11
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
14
14
14
13
15
18
15
15
15
15
7
8
13
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
13
15
10
9
10
9
12
16
8
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.1
W
8
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
1.1
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.7
SSW
8
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
2.5
SSW
9
Energy kJ
18
67
64
1
37
35
42
31
23
23
22
15
92
90
89
112
106
167
268
413
94
86
59
1083
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
NW
7
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
23
7
7
4
1
1
1
20
20
42
42
41
9
4
5
8
13
113
103
83
81
75
70
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
15
0.3
NW
7
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.6
W
12
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
Energy kJ
6
10
10
4
4
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
46
63
58
83
48
101
6
6
13
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.1
S
8
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
1.9
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
Energy kJ
2
2
62
4
4
1
2
6
1
3
1
463
977
1260
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
32
10
8
194
126
69
14
14
14
14
15
15
8
8
10
20
8
8
0
8
49
68
49
68
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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