
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | 54 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 87 | 129 | 172 | 167 | 233 | 210 | 201 | 195 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:51PM1.79m | 9:25AM1.98m | 10:25PM1.84m | 10:46AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM1.07m | 2:39AM1.16m | 4:02PM1.06m | 4:18AM1.11m | 5:16PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
77 | 54 | 45 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 87 | 129 | 172 | 167 | 233 | 210 | 201 | 195 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 5 | W 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | — |
16 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 19 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 10 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 76 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 117 | 77 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 59 |
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