Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 11PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 52 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 142 | 150 | 113 | 140 | 287 | 169 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52PM2.72m | 9:14AM2.59m | 9:37PM2.45m | 10:05AM2.40m | 10:37PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.61m | 2:59AM0.72m | 3:22PM0.85m | 3:44AM0.97m | 4:20PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 11 |
12 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 142 | 150 | 113 | 140 | 17 | 123 | 224 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | NW 11 | WNW 9 |
25 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 40 | 27 | 35 | 10 | 169 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 4 | N 7 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
5 | 24 | 39 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | N 3 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 4 | N 3 |
47 | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 5 | 86 | 65 | 287 | 10 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 449 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 106 | 0 | 10 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 20 | 178 | 220 | 175 |
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