Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sao Lourenço today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Sao Lourenço at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sao Lourenço. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
114 | 93 | 78 | 62 | 55 | 50 | 67 | 146 | 225 | 264 | 299 | 368 | 259 | 422 | 461 | 475 | 470 | 513 | 505 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:08PM2.54m | 2:30AM2.42m | 2:43PM2.72m | 3:03AM2.57m | 3:15PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.55m | 8:28AM0.54m | 8:57PM0.38m | 9:01AM0.39m | 9:28PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 11 | S 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
114 | 93 | 78 | 62 | 55 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 299 | 368 | 259 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 470 | 513 | 505 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | W 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | NNW 8 |
6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | NW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | NW 11 |
2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | SW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 146 | 225 | 264 | — | — | 41 | 422 | 461 | 475 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 39 | 124 | 43 | 2 | 140 | 481 | 482 | 480 | 223 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 401 | 401 | 226 | 224 | 224 | 35 |
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