
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 35 | 34 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:16AM2.38m | 7:39PM2.40m | 8:14AM2.28m | 8:46PM2.25m | 9:29AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.63m | 1:51AM0.64m | 2:21PM0.75m | 2:59AM0.77m | 3:45PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 28 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
22 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 9 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | W 8 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | SW 2 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | N 3 | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
1 | — | — | 48 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 33 | — | 1 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 739 | 352 | 216 | 216 | 117 | 59 | 0 | 650 | 788 | 352 | 223 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 247 | 717 | 352 | 355 |
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