Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 9AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 82 | 88 | 109 | 137 | 75 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 78 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54AM2.50m | 6:15PM2.32m | 6:31AM2.30m | 6:58PM2.07m | 7:20AM2.10m | 8:00PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.49m | 11:57AM0.56m | 00:10AM0.71m | 12:38PM0.78m | 00:51AM0.93m | 1:33PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 82 | 88 | 109 | 137 | 75 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 78 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | ESE 4 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 5 | ESE 4 | W 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | W 15 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 378 | 709 | 650 | 747 | 788 | 747 | 319 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 14 |
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