
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 WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW 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 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). 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) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| 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 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 21 | |
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-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:24AM2.07m | 11:00PM1.99m | 11:35AM2.10m | 00:10AM2.02m | 12:36PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.96m | 4:40PM0.99m | 5:07AM0.99m | 5:56PM0.94m | 6:14AM0.94m | 6:55PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | N 3 | — | W 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 2 | — | 32 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 82 | 254 | 788 | 747 | 688 | 502 | 105 | 303 | 266 | 352 | 957 | 962 | 319 | 375 | 352 | 252 | 14 | 77 | 957 | 957 | 553 | 303 |
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