Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 2AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
4
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
W
12
2
WNW
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
W
9
1.2
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
572
598
661
1106
615
537
537
546
528
433
483
410
345
338
281
221
170
163
163
160
157
113
81
74
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:14PM2.73m
3:34AM2.60m
3:49PM2.76m
4:11AM2.58m
4:25PM2.76m
4:47AM2.54m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.44m
9:34AM0.49m
10:01PM0.42m
10:09AM0.50m
10:37PM0.44m
10:44AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:59
8:59
9:00
Temp °C
17
17
15
16
15
15
18
19
20
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
14
14
12
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
14
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
W
12
2
WNW
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
572
598
661
1106
615
537
537
546
528
433
483
410
345
338
281
221
170
163
163
160
157
113
81
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
10
0.2
W
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
108
73
4
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
12
25
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
3
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.4
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
Energy kJ
62
96
116
120
49
59
88
133
105
124
98
71
61
82
110
73
48
26
18
37
58
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
285
322
236
0
34
0
184
322
319
319
236
66
41
184
214
430
266
315
85
83
258
204
184
266
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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