Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Louro (Playa Area Maior) today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Louro (Playa Area Maior) at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Louro (Playa Area Maior). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:07PM3.29m | 8:34AM2.86m | 8:52PM3.06m | 9:21AM2.70m | 9:39PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.26m | 2:23AM0.24m | 2:32PM0.44m | 3:08AM0.45m | 3:20PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | W 7 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | N 11 | NW 10 | SW 5 | SW 19 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 9 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 6 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 1473 | 1317 | 1317 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 125 | 155 | 173 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 417 | 417 | 15 | 14 |
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