
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 59 | 104 | 69 | 100 | 89 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:20AM2.10m | 8:00PM1.87m | 8:36AM1.95m | 9:41PM1.77m | 10:22AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.99m | 1:50AM1.12m | 3:04PM1.12m | 3:35AM1.20m | 5:01PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
77 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 59 | 104 | 69 | 100 | 89 | 33 | 132 | 269 | 276 | 275 | 210 | 122 | 107 | 107 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 15 | W 9 | W 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 67 | 60 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 68 | 33 | 38 | 123 | 418 | — | 508 | 569 | 1 | 256 | 204 | 294 | 493 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 2 | 2 |
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