
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:41PM1.77m | 10:22AM1.94m | 11:20PM1.85m | 11:42AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM1.12m | 3:35AM1.20m | 5:01PM1.08m | 5:19AM1.11m | 6:10PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
37 | 15 | 79 | 167 | 223 | 262 | 204 | 29 | 99 | 104 | 205 | 262 | 217 | 235 | 164 | 96 | 67 | 54 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
89 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 14 | — | W 10 |
— | 13 | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 2 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — |
— | 70 | 294 | — | — | 453 | 355 | 119 | 199 | — | 468 | 455 | 430 | 475 | 1 | 203 | — | 131 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 59 | 2 |
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