Vale do Lobo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.05° N 8.06° W

Issued: 5 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vale do Lobo sea temperature is

19.3°C

Vale do Lobo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (11 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 2PM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Nov)	15ft (4.5m)	9s
Evening (11 Nov)	16ft (5.0m)	11s

Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).
	Wednesday 11							Thursday 12								Friday 13								Sat 14
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 7	SSW 9	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 10	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	625	1731	694	814	3047	4970	5977	4441	2619	2020	910	1428	1254	1199	1104	800	909	1079	1649	1442	703	565	356	153	131	142
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SE	S	SSW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	2:51AM2.76m					3:12PM2.55m				3:25AM2.67m				3:48PM2.42m				4:01AM2.56m				4:25PM2.27m				4:40AM2.42m
Low Tide			8:58AM0.31m					9:06PM0.44m				9:34AM0.41m				9:40PM0.55m				10:11AM0.54m				10:16PM0.68m


	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09
	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	3	7	9	12	14	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	18	17	19	21	20	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	18	15	14	11	11	13	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	16	16	15	16	18	16	16	17	16	16	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 13	SW 12	WNW 12	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WNW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8
kJ	587	202	694	589	—	—	4225	3266	2619	2020	826	446	132	1069	916	800	800	754	706	689	145	565	356	128	131	142
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 10	WSW 11	—	W 18	SW 18	W 17	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 14	SW 13	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	787	810	910	—	6	12	6	41	63	—	89	7	—	24	116	153	116	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 10	—	—	—	—	WSW 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	251	—	—	—	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	24	6	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 12	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 9	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WNW 11	—	—	SW 11	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 10	—	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	625	1731	372	814	3047	4970	5977	4441	511	—	—	1428	1254	1199	1104	—	909	1079	1649	1442	703	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bicas Lisboa	Faro de Trafalgar Andalucia	Aroussa Bahe Tangier to Rabat	Aroussa Bahe Tangier to Rabat	Bicas Lisboa	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Beira	Canidelo Douro & Minho	Azurara Douro & Minho	El Sunset (Benalmádena) Andalucia	El Chanquete Andalucia	Safi Garden (Le Jardin) Central Morocco	Serans Galicia	Serans Galicia	Serans Galicia	Puerto Marina Andalucia	El Chanquete Andalucia	Puerto Marina Andalucia	Ilha de Tavira Algarve	Ilha Deserta Algarve	Playa de Fonforron Galicia	Serans Galicia	Luz Algarve	Ilha de Tavira Algarve	Ilha de Tavira Algarve	Ilha Deserta Algarve	Ilha Deserta Algarve
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	1	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	4	4	3	1	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	185	205	237	237	185	355	455	481	319	332	537	625	625	625	321	332	321	40	19	635	625	59	40	40	19	19
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Rating (10 max)																		4	4			4	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	6	5	5	6	7	4	4	4	4	5	5

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