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 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Louro (Playa Area Maior) sea temperature is
20.4° C
1.2° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 9AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
28
28
27
25
24
39
38
37
22
21
52
48
64
62
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:55AM2.97m
8:12PM3.01m
8:33AM2.79m
8:52PM2.72m
9:14AM2.59m
9:37PM2.45m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.23m
1:56PM0.37m
2:21AM0.47m
2:37PM0.61m
2:59AM0.72m
3:22PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:34
9:32
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
23
30
31
25
20
19
19
18
24
28
28
26
20
19
18
18
22
24
24
24
21
Feels °C
18
17
17
22
29
27
23
19
17
18
17
23
28
29
25
20
19
17
17
22
22
20
21
21
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