Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today?

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (26 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
477
477
405
392
366
270
222
218
206
143
140
111
140
152
130
130
114
86
85
83
59
77
104
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
WSW
10
NNW
5
SE
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NW
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:36PM2.39m
00:52AM2.50m
1:22PM2.49m
1:38AM2.53m
2:02PM2.59m
2:19AM2.56m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.72m
7:08AM0.59m
7:29PM0.64m
7:48AM0.55m
8:10PM0.56m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:54
8:55
8:57
Temp °C
22
26
26
26
27
26
24
23
26
29
26
26
22
22
20
18
23
21
19
18
17
15
15
16
23
24
24
24
25
25
23
22
25
27
23
23
19
21
20
17
23
18
18
17
16
14
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
Energy kJ
485
477
477
405
392
366
270
222
218
206
143
140
111
140
152
130
130
114
86
85
83
59
38
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
NW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
6
12
12
12
6
11
10
10
10
10
36
14
1
1
3
9
9
17
33
55
77
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
7
10
10
9
9
9
5
10
10
10
33
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
Energy kJ
3
8
14
16
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
152
80
41
0
0
0
0
31
183
183
80
66
0
0
85
0
257
214
88
85
85
41
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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