
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 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 | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:22AM2.78m | 2:36PM3.11m | 3:01AM2.89m | 3:15PM3.16m | 3:37AM2.93m | 3:52PM3.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.17m | 8:52PM-0.04m | 9:00AM0.06m | 9:28PM-0.07m | 9:37AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 47 | 84 | 205 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 10 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 7 | — | W 6 |
— | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 253 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 247 | 697 | 105 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 2 | 2 |
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