Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 13 May 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today?

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (13 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.6
SW
6
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
8
1
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
20
30
39
49
30
20
75
114
118
168
244
412
606
868
602
333
218
171
287
466
699
669
547
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
5
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:02PM2.55m
1:17AM2.75m
1:47PM2.77m
2:04AM2.92m
2:32PM2.96m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.47m
7:05PM0.54m
7:33AM0.28m
7:53PM0.33m
8:17AM0.13m
8:39PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:43
8:44
8:45
1
Temp °C
14
13
15
16
17
15
14
14
13
12
14
16
16
15
15
13
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
13
14
12
15
14
14
12
11
14
12
11
11
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
10
10
9
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
8
1
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
NW
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.6
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
16
20
20
16
11
30
18
75
114
3
9
2
7
7
7
126
137
190
171
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
5
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
14
14
30
39
8
11
5
5
4
8
1
1
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
1.1
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
49
5
20
118
168
244
412
606
868
602
333
218
144
287
466
699
669
547
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
Distance (km)
36
2
2
350
1166
189
80
0
0
31
321
437
909
321
315
315
184
430
824
824
830
380
315
184
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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