
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54PM3.16m | 4:24AM2.83m | 4:40PM3.17m | 5:10AM2.77m | 5:26PM3.08m | 5:54AM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.12m | 10:12PM-0.06m | 10:21AM0.11m | 10:58PM-0.03m | 11:05AM0.17m | 11:43PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | 8:50 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 |
9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | S 11 | W 9 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 3 | — |
— | — | 5 | 13 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 625 | 749 | 625 | 516 | 216 | 213 | 82 | 626 | 938 | 950 | 739 | 737 | 252 | 194 | 184 | 352 | 779 | 1235 | 739 | 737 | 709 | 82 | 82 |
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