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Vale do Lobo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
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Vale do Lobo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vale do Lobo sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 4PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | |
153 | 150 | 153 | 150 | 145 | 143 | 140 | 138 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 64 | 28 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 55 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | cross-on | 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:13PM2.66m | 3:35AM2.49m | 3:49PM2.65m | 4:11AM2.44m | 4:25PM2.62m | 4:47AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.47m | 9:22PM0.40m | 9:30AM0.48m | 9:58PM0.42m | 10:05AM0.51m | 10:35PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 8:46 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
153 | 150 | 153 | 150 | 145 | 143 | 140 | 138 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 64 | 28 | 27 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 12 | — | W 10 | W 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 |
1 | — | 37 | 39 | 37 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 52 | 29 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 136 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 24 | 55 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 218 | 210 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 247 | 247 | 180 | 165 | 165 | 14 | 702 | 943 | 788 | 553 | 237 | 184 | 169 | 14 |
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