Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 07 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today?

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (07 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat morning).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.4
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
1.2
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.8
SSW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.2
SW
9
2
SW
9
1.9
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
64
45
39
43
26
66
51
39
37
42
42
40
60
59
99
182
304
257
403
937
730
649
681
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
0
S
15
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
45
S
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:55AM2.20m
7:16PM2.35m
7:46AM2.07m
8:12PM2.25m
8:52AM2.00m
9:20PM2.21m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.86m
1:35AM0.89m
1:43PM0.97m
2:37AM0.97m
2:48PM1.04m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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6:26
6:24
6:22
6:22
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8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
1
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
16
14
14
14
17
16
16
16
15
13
13
14
14
12
13
13
13
13
11
10
11
12
15
15
16
11
9
10
11
8
10
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.3
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SW
5
0.5
WNW
13
1.2
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
2
SW
9
0.8
WNW
11
Energy kJ
76
64
45
13
27
25
66
51
39
37
28
26
18
60
8
99
182
304
257
81
109
104
649
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NW
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
7
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
NW
13
0.5
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
10
16
15
1
1
26
1
5
20
19
42
42
40
6
59
13
89
76
75
79
73
36
121
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.1
NW
7
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
5
5
1
4
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
13
13
8
55
53
2
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
1.8
SSW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.2
SW
9
1.6
WSW
10
1.9
SW
10
Energy kJ
39
43
1
1
2
29
6
10
403
937
730
480
681
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
80
322
303
262
0
2
2
2
31
183
189
56
0
0
191
191
184
189
252
262
252
182
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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