Louro (Playa Area Maior) surf break

Louro (Playa Area Maior) surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 1PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (13 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (13 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
W
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
1.5
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
35
34
33
21
21
21
33
20
20
19
18
8
10
8
7
505
604
546
507
507
415
327
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NW
25
NNW
30
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:22PM2.75m
2:35AM2.96m
3:07PM2.99m
3:23AM3.15m
3:51PM3.20m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.51m
8:24PM0.60m
8:52AM0.30m
9:12PM0.36m
9:36AM0.14m
9:58PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:50
9:51
9:52
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Temp °C
11
11
14
16
17
15
12
10
10
11
14
15
15
14
12
12
12
14
14
16
16
15
12
11
8
8
12
13
12
9
8
6
6
7
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
10
9
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
14
0.5
NNW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
10
1.3
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
12
0.2
W
10
1.3
NNW
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
1.5
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
13
32
32
12
13
11
13
13
13
36
101
11
8
472
500
8
396
7
7
7
7
7
415
327
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
W
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
10
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
32
13
12
34
33
21
6
6
33
20
20
19
18
8
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
W
11
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
40
39
35
2
2
2
21
21
3
3
9
1
1
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
4
2
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
2
NNW
10
Energy kJ
1
30
21
40
18
28
20
65
113
520
610
13
1059
475
829
505
604
546
507
507
733
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
10
10
10
551
1302
285
102
104
138
139
191
638
944
191
175
175
20
634
690
676
678
283
175
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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