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Porto Covo ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 5.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Porto Covo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Portugal – South)

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Name: Porto Covo
Type: reef
Reliability: very consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: E

Porto Covo in South Portugal is an exposed reef break that has very reliable surf and works all around the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. There is a left breaking reef. Best around mid tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for .

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Porto Covo:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Burrinho 3 mi
Second closest break Sanguessuga 4 mi
Third closest break Sao Torpes 5 mi
Fourth closest break Cabo de Sines 8 mi
Fifth closest break Vila Nova de Milfontes 10 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Porto Covo:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 544 mi
Second closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 666 mi
Third closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 773 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 856 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 882 mi

Tide stations nearest to Porto Covo:

Closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 843 mi
Second closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 843 mi
Third closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 851 mi
Fourth closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 851 mi
Fifth closest tide station Newlyn, England 862 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Porto Covo:

Closest ski area Serra da Estrela (Portugal) 189 mi
Second closest ski area Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain) 236 mi
Third closest ski area Sierra Nevada (Spain) 303 mi
Fourth closest ski area Manzaneda (Spain) 315 mi
Fifth closest ski area Valdesqui (Spain) 323 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Porto Covo:

Closest city location Porto Covo (Portugal) 1 mi
Second closest city location Cercal (Portugal) 8 mi
Third closest city location Sines (Portugal) 8 mi
Fourth closest city location Vila Nova de Milfontes (Portugal) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location Santiago do Cacem (Portugal) 12 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Porto Covo is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 107 km (66 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Porto Covo is Faro Airport (FAO) in Acores, 119 km (74 miles) away.
Porto Covo break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Porto Covo, Portugal - South. Use the tab navigation above to view Porto Covo sea temperature, Porto Covo photographs, Porto Covo detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Porto Covo webcams, current wind from Portugal - South live weather stations and Porto Covo tide predictions. The Portugal swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Portugal and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Portugal wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Porto Covo.