Louro (Playa Area Maior) Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.75° N 9.10° W

Louro (Playa Area Maior) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Louro (Playa Area Maior) sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.0° 

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
425
378
299
270
194
328
346
363
403
412
520
331
244
143
108
70
56
51
34
46
33
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
25
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:07PM2.37m
2:41AM2.29m
3:00PM2.57m
3:26AM2.47m
3:41PM2.78m
Low Tide
8:29PM1.04m
8:40AM1.00m
9:17PM0.84m
9:24AM0.80m
9:55PM0.63m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:24
9:22
 mm
1
2
8
1
5
12
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
20
18
18
17
18
20
21
22
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
16
15
19
16
15
16
17
19
21
23
20
19
20
19
20
19
18
20
18
18
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