
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | 55 | 56 | 83 | 91 | 101 | 109 | 67 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 78 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15PM2.32m | 6:31AM2.30m | 6:58PM2.07m | 7:20AM2.10m | 8:00PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.71m | 12:38PM0.78m | 00:51AM0.93m | 1:33PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 |
53 | 55 | 56 | 83 | 91 | 101 | 109 | 67 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 78 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | ESE 4 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 5 | W 15 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
7 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 747 | 747 | 332 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 537 | 537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 3 |
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