Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am 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 morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
191
165
120
128
140
98
104
91
64
46
40
43
45
64
51
37
45
42
42
40
60
59
99
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNW
0
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
NW
0
E
5
SSE
10
S
20
S
20
SW
5
W
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:14AM2.35m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
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
12
11
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
17
16
15
10
9
11
11
10
10
12
14
14
12
14
13
13
12
13
14
12
11
10
12
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.6
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
Energy kJ
214
191
165
6
6
4
6
104
91
64
46
40
43
45
64
51
37
45
26
18
5
60
59
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
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
SW
5
0.5
WNW
13
Energy kJ
6
6
6
2
5
5
4
16
16
15
13
13
19
1
5
20
19
42
42
11
5
8
99
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
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
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
Energy kJ
2
4
5
5
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
40
14
13
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
120
128
140
98
3
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
41
380
326
322
66
0
0
0
43
189
189
191
231
2
2
2
183
183
2
64
19
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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