Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 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
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 2PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (16 May)3ft (0.9m)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 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.4
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
179
176
172
164
115
191
77
75
69
88
268
390
808
932
904
849
722
625
492
418
572
572
478
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
E
5
N
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:11AM3.28m
4:35PM3.35m
4:58AM3.33m
5:21PM3.43m
5:47AM3.30m
6:08PM3.43m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.04m
10:45PM0.02m
11:05AM0.02m
11:33PM-0.04m
11:51AM0.08m
00:22AM-0.01m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:52
9:53
9:54
3
4
4
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
15
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
13
13
14
9
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.8
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
208
179
176
172
4
16
109
77
75
69
65
268
390
808
932
904
849
722
625
492
418
572
572
478
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
12
0.2
W
8
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
11
0.3
W
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
3
5
18
34
30
48
88
68
21
7
15
7
14
7
13
12
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
5
6
3
1
1
11
25
51
4
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
1.2
NW
10
0.7
NW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
164
115
191
79
292
17
2
17
2
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
176
68
68
0
0
0
0
0
175
283
230
0
0
0
8
8
15
8
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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