Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 73 | 70 | 55 | 48 | 61 | 45 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 44 | 90 | 112 | 90 | 127 | 100 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:45PM2.50m | 2:07AM2.39m | 2:19PM2.68m | 2:39AM2.54m | 2:51PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.70m | 8:00PM0.53m | 8:04AM0.52m | 8:32PM0.36m | 8:36AM0.37m | 9:03PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 7 |
77 | 73 | 70 | — | 2 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 36 | 44 | 90 | 112 | 33 | — | — | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 | W 9 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 |
— | — | 57 | 55 | 48 | 61 | 45 | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 90 | 90 | 127 | 100 | 138 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 281 | 625 | 82 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 77 | 334 | 917 | 625 | 59 | 59 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 384 | 206 | 625 | 282 | 59 |
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