Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 116 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:18PM3.20m | 4:43AM2.86m | 4:58PM3.09m | 5:21AM2.77m | 5:37PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.04m | 10:33PM-0.06m | 10:40AM0.09m | 11:10PM0.06m | 11:18AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
41 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | SW 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 116 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 788 | 210 | 252 | 364 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 247 | 247 | 736 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 76 |
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