Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 253 | 266 | 301 | 293 | 223 | 198 | 195 | 149 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 24 | 55 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:11PM2.50m | 1:35AM2.42m | 1:45PM2.70m | 2:07AM2.61m | 2:17PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.50m | 7:32AM0.51m | 7:58PM0.30m | 8:05AM0.33m | 8:28PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 208 | 253 | 266 | 301 | 293 | 223 | 198 | 195 | 149 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 83 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 18 | W 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 82 | 81 | 46 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | SE 6 | W 7 | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 77 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 212 | 0 | 0 |
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