
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 12AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 83 | 91 | 109 | 109 | 74 | 63 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38PM2.57m | 5:54AM2.50m | 6:15PM2.32m | 6:31AM2.30m | 6:58PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.49m | 11:57AM0.56m | 00:10AM0.71m | 12:38PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 83 | 91 | 109 | 109 | 74 | 63 | 40 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SE 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — |
— | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 755 | 352 | 358 | 14 | 378 | 722 | 737 | 747 | 747 | 736 | 319 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 537 | 0 |
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