Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 18 | 61 | 115 | 74 | 96 | 113 | 133 | 171 | 183 | 181 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 183 | 186 | 234 | 250 | 240 | 196 | 188 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:42AM2.89m | 4:02PM3.26m | 4:32AM3.07m | 4:49PM3.47m | 5:17AM3.19m | 5:33PM3.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.39m | 10:20PM0.12m | 10:31AM0.19m | 11:06PM-0.04m | 11:15AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 74 | 96 | 113 | 133 | 171 | 183 | 181 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 183 | 186 | 234 | 250 | 240 | 196 | 188 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | NW 11 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 7 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 10 | N 9 | S 11 | S 11 | N 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 61 | 115 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 10 | 14 | 173 | 161 | 153 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 106 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 153 |
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