Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 147 | 147 | 137 | 78 | 77 | 54 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 87 | 129 | 172 | 167 | 233 | 210 | 201 | 195 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53AM2.02m | 8:51PM1.79m | 9:25AM1.98m | 10:25PM1.84m | 10:46AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM1.07m | 2:21PM1.07m | 2:39AM1.16m | 4:02PM1.06m | 4:18AM1.11m | 5:16PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 113 | 147 | 147 | 137 | 78 | 77 | 54 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 57 | 87 | 129 | 172 | 167 | 233 | 210 | 201 | 195 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 11 | W 18 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 20 | 17 | — | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 14 | 78 | 77 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 59 | 59 | 40 |
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