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Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 6 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 7 | |
35 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 18 | 42 | 114 | 114 | 135 | 227 | 412 | 589 | 721 | 600 | 372 | 194 | 579 | 344 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:27AM2.56m | 1:02PM2.55m | 1:17AM2.75m | 1:47PM2.77m | 2:04AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.75m | 6:47AM0.47m | 7:05PM0.54m | 7:33AM0.28m | 7:53PM0.33m | 8:17AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 5 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
 kJ | 30 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 38 | 30 | 18 | 42 | 114 | 114 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 137 | 190 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 15 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | 135 | 227 | 412 | 589 | 721 | 600 | 372 | 194 | 579 | 344 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 183 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 256 | 1005 | 189 | 80 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 321 | 337 | 885 | 316 | 315 | 266 | 726 | 594 | 824 | 760 |
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