
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
126 | 121 | 82 | 77 | 51 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06PM2.73m | 1:39AM2.61m | 1:53PM2.96m | 2:22AM2.78m | 2:36PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52AM0.55m | 7:29PM0.26m | 7:40AM0.34m | 8:13PM0.07m | 8:22AM0.17m | 8:52PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
126 | 121 | 82 | 77 | 51 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | NE 4 | — | — | W 10 | W 12 | W 8 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | — | W 10 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 2 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 212 | 212 | 210 | 14 | 105 | 105 | 352 | 352 | 737 | 319 | 303 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 689 | 689 | 352 |
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