Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 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 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today?

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
148
160
156
176
227
232
250
244
239
191
165
120
111
125
102
73
65
49
40
41
30
26
66
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
0
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:37AM2.50m
5:51PM2.62m
6:14AM2.35m
6:30PM2.49m
6:55AM2.20m
7:16PM2.35m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.47m
11:34AM0.60m
00:04AM0.61m
12:11PM0.73m
00:46AM0.75m
12:52PM0.86m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:28
6:26
6:26
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8:34
8:35
8:36
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
11
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
11
11
11
14
12
10
10
10
11
11
9
11
11
10
10
11
12
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NW
9
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
8
Energy kJ
123
148
160
156
176
6
7
7
244
239
191
165
6
6
6
6
73
65
49
40
41
28
24
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
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
0.1
W
8
0.4
NW
9
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
3
1
1
2
2
6
6
6
6
2
5
5
4
16
15
14
13
1
26
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
4
5
5
1
1
4
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
7
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
NW
6
Energy kJ
227
232
250
120
111
125
102
8
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
41
0
0
236
321
337
214
47
0
0
41
784
326
322
214
41
0
0
2
189
183
183
152
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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