
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 2AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 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 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 4 | WSW 10 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 19 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM2.06m | 10:24AM2.07m | 11:00PM1.99m | 11:35AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.94m | 3:54AM0.96m | 4:40PM0.99m | 5:07AM0.99m | 5:56PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | N 3 | — | W 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 24 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 717 | 367 | 483 | 105 | 124 | 82 | 216 | 352 | 1279 | 666 | 502 | 303 | 199 | 266 | 352 | 957 | 962 | 319 | 319 |
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