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Vale do Lobo Surf Photo: 'Surf Vale do Lobo 2' by Patricia Schlicht

Lat Long: 37.05° N 8.06° W

Issued: 6 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vale do Lobo sea temperature is

20.5° C

Normal for this time of year

Vale do Lobo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SSW	SW
	5 s	glass		5 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SSW	NW
	5 s	cross- on		5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S	SSW	NW	NW
	5 s	cross- on	5 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S	SSW	NW	NW
	5 s	cross- on	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	SSW	NW	NW
	5 s	cross- on	5 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SW	NW	NW
	5 s	on	5 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SW	NW
	5 s	on	5 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SW	NW
	5 s	on	5 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	SW	NW
	5 s	on	5 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW	NW
	5 s	on	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW	WSW	NW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW	WSW	NW	NNW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W	W	NNW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW	W	NW	NNW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW	W	W	NW
	6 s	cross	6 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNW	WNW	W
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vale do Lobo around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 10 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.9m (6.1 ft). Range 3.64m (11.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Vale do Lobo Surf Photo: 'Surf Vale do Lobo 2' by Patricia Schlicht

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User: Patricia Schlicht (2 photos)

Country: Portugal (706 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:24 am 30 May 2011