
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
73 | 73 | 48 | 82 | 113 | 155 | 155 | 152 | 152 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 133 | 125 | 168 | 125 | 125 | 219 | 232 | |
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 | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:16AM2.20m | 12:26PM2.45m | 00:54AM2.42m | 1:04PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.72m | 6:13AM0.76m | 6:42PM0.51m | 6:53AM0.55m | 7:17PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
73 | 73 | 48 | 82 | 113 | 155 | 155 | 152 | 152 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 133 | 125 | 168 | 125 | 125 | 219 | 232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 3 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 9 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 70 | 35 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 3 | NNW 2 | N 2 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | — | NW 3 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 537 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
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