Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today?

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 2AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.7
NW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
321
352
1027
722
890
680
595
509
393
379
340
328
316
314
318
351
351
446
1997
2345
2247
1929
1534
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:01PM3.17m
4:28AM3.04m
4:48PM3.17m
5:19AM2.93m
5:38PM3.09m
6:12AM2.76m
Low Tide
10:14PM-0.04m
10:33AM0.09m
11:04PM-0.01m
11:20AM0.21m
11:57PM0.10m
12:11PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:49
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
19
24
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
14
15
17
17
18
16
15
15
19
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
Energy kJ
193
321
352
545
722
890
680
595
509
393
379
340
328
316
314
318
351
351
446
1997
2345
2247
1929
1534
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
16
Energy kJ
23
65
68
6
6
6
5
5
5
17
17
16
36
435
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
19
0.3
WNW
17
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
7
55
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
7
1.2
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.7
NW
13
0.8
NNW
6
Energy kJ
105
71
92
1027
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
380
337
214
184
41
41
47
189
189
199
2
2
31
31
84
189
189
14
0
0
0
0
0
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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