Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 6 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 159 | 89 | 82 | 62 | 62 | 167 | 169 | 477 | 1235 | 1481 | 1835 | 1510 | 1140 | 838 | 525 | 387 | 244 | 218 | 193 | 248 | 255 | 229 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35AM2.82m | 4:48PM3.15m | 5:06AM2.96m | 5:19PM3.27m | 5:38AM3.07m | 5:50PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.42m | 11:00PM0.27m | 11:05AM0.28m | 11:31PM0.15m | 11:37AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 159 | 89 | 82 | 62 | 62 | 167 | 169 | 477 | 622 | 1481 | 1835 | 1510 | 1140 | 838 | 525 | 387 | 244 | 218 | 193 | 248 | 255 | 229 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 64 | 53 | 50 | 62 | 50 | 49 | 94 | 5 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 8 | WNW 11 | S 5 | NW 7 | W 12 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 67 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 5 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 41 | 35 | 23 | — | — | 15 | 66 | 1235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 170 | 161 | 175 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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