Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | W 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM3.17m | 5:10AM2.77m | 5:26PM3.08m | 5:54AM2.67m | 6:11PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM-0.03m | 11:05AM0.17m | 11:43PM0.09m | 11:49AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | NNW 3 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | WSW 2 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 332 | 332 | 151 | 168 | 168 | 341 | 1256 | 1256 | 737 | 737 | 168 | 82 | 82 | 254 | 1210 | 957 | 739 | 483 |
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