Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 748 | 672 | 527 | 623 | 444 | 520 | 409 | 409 | 409 | 355 | 349 | 298 | 213 | 177 | 180 | 153 | 99 | 75 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:19PM2.38m | 8:40AM2.48m | 9:13PM2.18m | 9:44AM2.31m | 10:34PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.83m | 2:18AM0.99m | 3:02PM1.04m | 3:13AM1.17m | 4:17PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 748 | 672 | 480 | 623 | 444 | 520 | 409 | 409 | 409 | 355 | 349 | 298 | 213 | 177 | 180 | 153 | 99 | 75 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 330 | 363 | 527 | 339 | 266 | 132 | 95 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | NW 13 | SW 10 | NNW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 5 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NE 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 109 | 102 | 106 | 265 | 139 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 106 | 0 | 116 | 102 |
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