Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 51 | 61 | 56 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 134 | 309 | 158 | 237 | 229 | 343 | 307 | 169 | 109 | 287 | 129 | 129 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:41PM2.78m | 4:02AM2.66m | 4:15PM2.98m | 4:35AM2.82m | 4:48PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.80m | 9:55PM0.63m | 10:00AM0.59m | 10:28PM0.43m | 10:33AM0.42m | 11:00PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
38 | 51 | 61 | 56 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 95 | 237 | 229 | 343 | 307 | 169 | 109 | 287 | 129 | 129 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 12 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 11 | NW 8 | SSW 6 | NW 8 |
17 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | — | 6 | 25 | 157 | 129 | 88 | 77 | 107 | 5 | 77 | 36 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | SSW 6 |
6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 33 | 134 | 309 | 158 | — | 15 | — | — | 27 | 29 | — | 43 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 68 | 71 | 625 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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