Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 09 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today?

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
13
1.1
SW
6
1.5
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
2.1
WSW
10
2.1
SW
9
2.2
SW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
2
SW
8
2
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
9
2
SW
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
89
277
233
216
262
320
787
734
794
866
765
676
527
507
611
655
607
374
268
201
160
152
115
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:52AM2.00m
9:20PM2.21m
10:07AM2.02m
10:30PM2.26m
11:16AM2.14m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.97m
2:48PM1.04m
3:50AM0.96m
4:04PM1.03m
5:00AM0.85m
5:15PM0.93m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:38
8:39
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
2
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
16
15
15
14
13
12
13
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
18
17
17
16
11
11
10
9
11
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
10
10
12
14
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
13
1.1
SW
6
1.5
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
11
2.1
WSW
10
2.1
SW
9
2.2
SW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
0.4
NW
12
0.5
W
10
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
2
SW
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.4
SW
8
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
1.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
99
88
277
233
216
109
102
787
734
794
866
765
53
54
90
92
141
607
374
268
132
103
75
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
NW
12
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
NW
12
0.1
W
10
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.6
NW
11
Energy kJ
13
89
85
83
111
67
71
33
81
43
28
27
12
53
33
90
2
134
139
137
7
2
6
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
7
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.1
NW
7
0.4
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
8
Energy kJ
8
55
53
72
2
41
12
7
7
7
2
12
12
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
1.5
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
0.4
SE
3
2.1
WSW
9
2
SW
8
2
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
9
0.4
SE
3
1.3
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.2
SW
7
Energy kJ
8
8
2
262
320
3
676
527
507
611
655
2
201
160
152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
4
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
184
19
2
95
189
196
201
201
191
196
255
196
262
199
199
201
182
182
84
182
199
189
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
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