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 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). 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 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 18 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 92 | 119 | 115 | 109 | 104 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25PM2.94m | 3:42AM2.89m | 3:59PM2.83m | 4:14AM2.81m | 4:33PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.11m | 9:45AM0.14m | 9:59PM0.22m | 10:18AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 4 | 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 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 92 | 119 | 115 | 109 | 104 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 12 | W 4 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 12 | NW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 22 | — | 57 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 537 | 216 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 277 | 277 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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