Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 10 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today?

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 12PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (10 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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)
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.1
SW
7
0.7
NW
11
0.9
SW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.7
SW
7
0.5
NW
9
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
481
578
658
691
657
745
686
465
398
319
311
247
181
126
110
77
53
46
36
47
38
33
23
16
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
0
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:07AM2.02m
10:30PM2.26m
11:16AM2.14m
11:32PM2.39m
12:13PM2.33m
00:27AM2.56m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.96m
4:04PM1.03m
5:00AM0.85m
5:15PM0.93m
5:58AM0.67m
6:14PM0.75m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:39
8:40
8:42
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
16
15
8
7
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
1.1
SW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
Energy kJ
481
578
658
53
53
84
92
465
398
319
197
132
127
126
93
73
47
46
35
35
35
29
18
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.6
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
9
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
66
38
86
172
236
268
7
7
2
119
110
77
53
40
36
10
10
33
23
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
29
24
2
7
7
7
2
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
Energy kJ
2
691
657
745
686
7
7
4
311
247
181
47
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
191
199
262
263
201
199
191
191
182
182
182
183
84
84
0
0
0
0
2
80
66
80
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
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