
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:35AM2.10m | 00:10AM2.02m | 12:36PM2.20m | 1:06AM2.12m | 1:25PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.94m | 6:14AM0.94m | 6:55PM0.83m | 7:07AM0.83m | 7:42PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 3 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 |
20 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 15 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 352 | 957 | 737 | 324 | 352 | 341 | 6 | 82 | 753 | 738 | 303 | 199 | 14 | 105 | 14 | 105 | 788 | 957 | 352 | 355 |
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