Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | W 8 | SSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 425 | 378 | 299 | 270 | 194 | 328 | 346 | 363 | 403 | 412 | 424 | 331 | 244 | 143 | 6 | 70 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 46 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 5 | SSW 6 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | W 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WNW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 520 | — | — | — | 108 | — | 56 | 51 | — | — | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 |
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