
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sao Lourenço today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sao Lourenço at 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sao Lourenço. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1049 | 967 | 850 | 835 | 807 | 669 | 582 | 572 | 523 | 441 | 341 | 292 | 555 | 580 | 503 | 533 | 497 | 488 | 437 | 433 | 396 | 344 | 293 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.99m | 11:40PM1.88m | 12:03PM2.12m | 00:41AM2.05m | 12:55PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM1.22m | 5:23PM1.11m | 5:40AM1.12m | 6:33PM0.94m | 6:39AM0.94m | 7:16PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
1049 | 967 | 850 | 835 | 807 | 669 | 582 | 572 | 523 | 441 | 341 | 292 | 555 | 580 | 503 | 533 | 497 | 488 | 437 | 433 | 396 | 344 | 293 | 241 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 18 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 175 | 241 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | WNW 19 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 37 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 36 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 224 | 0 | 35 |
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