Surf Forecasts:
Vale do Lobo surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period, WSW swell with 161 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Vale do Lobo this week:
The surf forecast for Vale do Lobo over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Vale do Lobo in the next 16 days are 0.8m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vale do Lobo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here again, breaking it down in feet and miles per hour.
Right now it’s dead flat out there. We start off Friday the 4th through the whole first week with barely a ripple. Swell heights are running 0.7ft to 1ft, and while we see some glassy moments like Friday afternoon with no wind, or Saturday morning with a light offshore breeze, there’s just no wave to ride. The combined swell energy is weak, sitting between 9 and 18 (9-18). You’re looking at nearly a week of nothing worth paddling out for.
Things show a tiny pulse on Monday the 7th. Monday morning we get a WSW swell bumping up to 2ft with a moderate 143 (143) energy, and a clean cross-off wind from the north. It’s the best of a bad lot, but still very ordinary. Tuesday morning the 8th is similar size with cleaner conditions, but again, it’s not much to write home about.
Then we hit another long flat patch. From Tuesday afternoon right through the middle of the next week, the swell drops back to 0.7ft to 2ft and energy sinks as low as 8 (8). We get some glassy mornings on Thursday the 10th, Friday the 11th, and Sunday the 13th, but there’s no wave height to make them count. It’s a real dry spell.
The one session that actually stands out is Thursday morning the 17th. We’ve got a glassy start with a 1ft WSW swell but a long 11-second period, and a combined energy of 44 (44). That long period means the waves will have better shape and a bit more push, even if the size is tiny. The wind is glassy, which is huge, and Vale do Lobo faces that WSW direction, so it lines up well. It’s a small-wave day, but it’s the cleanest, most promising session in the whole 16-day window.
After that, Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th offer similar small, clean mornings with light cross-off winds, but the swell just won’t get above 1ft.
So, the call: it’s a long, flat stretch with only Thursday morning the 17th looking like a real glassy, small-wave window. Grab your longboard and keep your expectations low.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
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 kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 28 | 64 | 118 | 99 | 109 | 85 | 52 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50AM2.29m | 8:34PM2.14m | 9:15AM2.20m | 10:13PM2.08m | 10:51AM2.27m | 11:43PM2.20m | 12:08PM2.48m | 00:48AM2.40m | 1:06PM2.73m | 1:39AM2.61m | 1:53PM2.96m | 2:22AM2.78m | 2:36PM3.11m | 3:01AM2.89m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.76m | 2:39AM0.89m | 3:43PM0.84m | 4:22AM0.92m | 5:25PM0.72m | 5:50AM0.77m | 6:37PM0.49m | 6:52AM0.55m | 7:29PM0.26m | 7:40AM0.34m | 8:13PM0.07m | 8:22AM0.17m | 8:52PM-0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | W 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | SE 4 | W 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 64 | 118 | 99 | 109 | 85 | 52 | 25 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 3 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SE 5 | W 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | W 10 | — | — | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | N 3 | WSW 8 | NNW 3 | ENE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 59 | 82 | 72 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 14 | 8 | 194 | 332 | 355 | 650 | 14 | 76 | 730 | 334 |
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