Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 381 | 392 | 328 | 191 | 121 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 50 | 94 | 92 | 55 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 73 | 222 | 134 | 178 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:00PM2.57m | 3:26AM2.47m | 3:41PM2.78m | 4:02AM2.66m | 4:15PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM1.00m | 9:17PM0.84m | 9:24AM0.80m | 9:55PM0.63m | 10:00AM0.59m | 10:28PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 6 | SW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 365 | 381 | 392 | 328 | 191 | 121 | 68 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 94 | 92 | 55 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 178 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | NW 6 | W 5 | NW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 53 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | 73 | 222 | 134 | — | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 68 | 121 | 685 | 8 | 8 |
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