Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 WEST
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Cortegaca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cortegaca sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today?

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 6PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
17
1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
NW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
552
674
641
600
576
561
553
469
342
318
299
249
245
238
175
169
144
142
108
124
111
96
94
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07PM2.81m
3:22AM2.82m
3:39PM2.86m
3:55AM2.79m
4:10PM2.86m
4:29AM2.73m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.29m
9:12PM0.31m
9:27AM0.29m
9:45PM0.28m
9:57AM0.32m
10:18PM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:33
6:33
6:31
6:31
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8:29
8:30
8:30
8:31
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
15
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
14
13
15
15
14
14
16
14
13
11
13
13
13
15
14
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
17
1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
NW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
Energy kJ
377
552
674
641
600
576
561
553
469
342
318
299
249
245
238
175
169
144
142
108
124
111
78
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
Energy kJ
151
182
136
131
133
135
108
151
152
123
154
114
114
82
72
69
69
68
67
40
97
96
96
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
3
4
2
4
2
2
2
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
WSW
5
Energy kJ
5
4
1
4
21
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
2
84
182
183
0
0
0
0
0
189
189
99
0
0
0
0
2
95
183
189
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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