
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 4 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 20 | 14 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 14 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM2.28m | 8:46PM2.25m | 9:29AM2.22m | 10:12PM2.18m | 10:55AM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.64m | 2:21PM0.75m | 2:59AM0.77m | 3:45PM0.80m | 4:25AM0.81m | 5:18PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
8 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | — | W 6 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | — | — | — |
22 | 20 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — |
— | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | N 3 | — | — | W 9 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 2 | 14 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 3 | 105 | 0 | 771 | 730 | 352 | 352 | 252 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 247 | 957 | 352 | 352 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 213 | 671 | 749 | 352 | 277 |
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