
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:51PM2.82m | 4:10AM2.59m | 4:23PM2.86m | 4:42AM2.60m | 4:55PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.36m | 10:02PM0.27m | 10:05AM0.31m | 10:34PM0.24m | 10:38AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 29 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 4 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | W 4 | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 277 | 749 | 737 | 378 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 947 | 947 | 736 | 124 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 635 | 247 | 210 |
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