Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 10AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 92 | 119 | 115 | 109 | 104 | 97 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:42AM2.89m | 3:59PM2.83m | 4:14AM2.81m | 4:33PM2.67m | 4:47AM2.69m | 5:07PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.14m | 9:59PM0.22m | 10:18AM0.23m | 10:30PM0.36m | 10:52AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 92 | 119 | 115 | 109 | 104 | 97 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 35 | 75 | 89 | 84 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 14 | W 10 | NW 11 | — | WNW 12 | NW 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 29 | — | 57 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 26 | 116 | — | — | 131 | 183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 3 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 277 | 277 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 |
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