Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 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 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
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
1.1
SW
7
1.3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
120
128
121
115
88
79
64
46
40
35
32
64
63
38
36
42
42
40
60
59
99
115
193
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
E
10
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
N
5
NNE
10
S
15
SE
35
SSE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30PM2.49m
6:55AM2.20m
7:16PM2.35m
7:46AM2.07m
8:12PM2.25m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.73m
00:46AM0.75m
12:52PM0.86m
1:35AM0.89m
1:43PM0.97m
2:37AM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:24
6:22
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8:35
8:36
8:37
8:37
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
16
17
17
17
15
16
15
12
11
10
11
12
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
12
15
15
15
13
12
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.8
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
1.3
SW
8
Energy kJ
165
6
6
6
6
88
79
64
46
40
27
26
64
63
38
36
27
19
3
60
59
51
115
193
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
NW
7
0.4
SW
4
0.4
NW
7
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
6
2
5
5
4
10
16
15
13
1
1
1
5
20
19
42
42
11
5
14
99
89
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
NW
7
0.1
NW
15
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
4
5
5
1
1
4
4
6
1
1
1
1
1
40
14
8
8
8
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
120
128
121
115
35
32
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
41
511
511
323
214
23
0
0
19
189
189
236
231
0
14
2
183
183
31
23
0
0
0
252
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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