Surf Forecasts:
Vale do Lobo surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, WNW swell with 41 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW 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 (Jul 19) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Vale do Lobo in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vale do Lobo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Vale do Lobo over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up – I’ve gotta be honest with you: there’s nothing on the cards worth paddling out for. The whole 16-day window from Saturday 18 July right through to Sunday 2 August is a total flat spell. Every single session gets a big fat zero from me. The water temperature is sitting around 71°F with a tiny anomaly of 0.8°F, so about average for the time of year – nothing weird there.
The first few days, Saturday morning the 18th gives you a tiny 0.7ft of west swell with a weak 8-second period and combined energy of just 13 – that’s barely a bump. Winds are light cross-off from the NNW, so it’s clean, but there’s simply no wave to ride. The afternoon turns cross-on from the WSW at 15 mph, choppy and messy. Sunday and Monday follow the same pattern: tiny 0.7–1.0ft, poor surf conditions, and the wind swings onshore in the afternoons. Tuesday morning the 21st is a little cleaner with a 0.3ft SW swell at 11 seconds – longer period but still pitifully small. Wednesday morning the 22nd goes glassy with a 0.7ft WSW swell, period 10 seconds, energy 15 – still nothing.
The pattern just repeats. Mornings are often clean or glassy, but the swell never gets above 1ft and that only happens on Sunday 26 July morning – a 1ft NW swell with a terrible 3-second period, energy 9. That’s pure wind chop, not surf. The optimum swell direction for Vale do Lobo is WSW, and we do see that direction at times, but the heights are all 0.7ft or 1.0ft. The best wave energy we see all fortnight is a 24 on Tuesday 28 July morning – 1.0ft WSW at 10 seconds, clean cross-off – but that’s still a puddle.
Crowds are listed as “sometimes” here, but with no surf there’s no one to crowd. Vale do Lobo is a fairly consistent break for beginners normally, but this run is a total dud. The good news is that it’s a fairly consistent spot, so this kind of flat spell doesn’t hang around forever. Forecasts can change, and we might see something pop up later. But for now, leave the boards at home and maybe go for a run on the beach.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WNW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 9 | W 6 | NW 4 |
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 kJ | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11PM2.92m | 6:39AM2.53m | 6:57PM2.70m | 7:26AM2.38m | 7:45PM2.46m | 8:17AM2.23m | 8:40PM2.23m | 9:16AM2.12m | 9:45PM2.06m | 10:24AM2.07m | 11:00PM1.99m | 11:35AM2.10m | 00:10AM2.02m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.26m | 12:34PM0.44m | 1:11AM0.45m | 1:22PM0.63m | 1:57AM0.66m | 2:16PM0.80m | 2:50AM0.83m | 3:21PM0.94m | 3:54AM0.96m | 4:40PM0.99m | 5:07AM0.99m | 5:56PM0.94m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 8:50 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 36 | 38 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 4 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 11 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 10 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 4 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WNW 4 | — | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | — | WSW 2 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 5 | — | WSW 5 | NNW 2 | — | W 5 | NNW 3 | — | W 6 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | — | 3 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 41 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 737 | 957 | 433 | 277 | 625 | 341 | 352 | 730 | 117 | 105 | 688 | 105 | 3 | 212 | 117 | 3 | 184 | 205 | 294 | 666 |
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