Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sao Lourenço today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sao Lourenço at 3PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sao Lourenço. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 422 | 344 | 285 | 232 | 220 | 270 | 327 | 392 | 336 | 291 | 251 | 237 | 237 | 243 | 284 | 284 | 277 | 284 | 250 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:01PM2.95m | 6:23AM2.67m | 6:40PM2.71m | 7:02AM2.50m | 7:21PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.20m | 00:12AM0.24m | 12:23PM0.38m | 00:49AM0.46m | 1:04PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 524 | 422 | 344 | 11 | 232 | 5 | 270 | 327 | 392 | 336 | 291 | 251 | 237 | 237 | 243 | 284 | 284 | 277 | 284 | 250 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 285 | — | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 202 | 225 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 227 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 401 | 146 | 0 |
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