
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale do Lobo today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale do Lobo at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vale do Lobo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
115 | 109 | 104 | 97 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 45 | 43 | 71 | 113 | 154 | 235 | 217 | 210 | 210 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:14AM2.81m | 4:33PM2.67m | 4:47AM2.69m | 5:07PM2.48m | 5:20AM2.52m | 5:44PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.23m | 10:30PM0.36m | 10:52AM0.37m | 11:01PM0.53m | 11:28AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
115 | 109 | 104 | 97 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 54 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 68 | 102 | 184 | 189 | 143 | 109 | 121 | 102 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 113 | 154 | 235 | 217 | 210 | 210 | 169 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 24 | 71 | 25 | 23 | 41 | — | — | — | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 54 | 150 | — | — | 135 | — | — | 329 | 362 | 286 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
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