Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today?

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 1AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (10 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.7
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
2
WSW
9
2.1
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.3
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
1.8
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
0.8
NW
12
1.1
SW
8
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.8
WSW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
274
421
465
516
599
586
623
649
802
828
625
443
327
291
227
169
155
142
100
70
64
61
59
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
0
S
10
W
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
9:20PM2.21m
10:07AM2.02m
10:30PM2.26m
11:16AM2.14m
11:32PM2.39m
12:13PM2.33m
Low Tide
2:48PM1.04m
3:50AM0.96m
4:04PM1.03m
5:00AM0.85m
5:15PM0.93m
5:58AM0.67m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:38
8:39
8:40
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
12
12
11
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
11
10
9
7
8
7
8
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
12
13
14
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
1.8
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
1.1
SW
8
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
NW
9
Energy kJ
109
102
123
465
516
599
586
52
53
84
90
144
443
327
193
190
161
143
104
75
59
46
35
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.7
W
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.6
NW
12
0.1
W
10
0.9
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
18
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
WSW
6
Energy kJ
67
71
33
108
91
38
40
24
84
2
244
272
7
7
12
155
142
100
70
64
61
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
7
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
2
44
31
24
25
7
7
7
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.7
SW
9
0.4
SE
3
2
WSW
9
2.1
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.3
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
1.5
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
Energy kJ
191
274
421
3
623
649
802
828
625
7
5
291
227
169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
103
184
189
191
201
262
201
262
263
199
191
182
182
182
182
183
189
95
0
0
0
0
0
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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