Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 11PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 59 | 104 | 69 | 100 | 89 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:00PM1.87m | 8:36AM1.95m | 9:41PM1.77m | 10:22AM1.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.99m | 1:50AM1.12m | 3:04PM1.12m | 3:35AM1.20m | 5:01PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 59 | 104 | 69 | 100 | 28 | 29 | 84 | 189 | 229 | 306 | 210 | 156 | 96 | 89 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 89 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 5 | W 9 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 73 | 311 | — | — | 521 | 403 | — | 169 | 240 | 441 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 2 | 2 |
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