Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today?

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
180
227
256
277
291
284
208
165
138
164
140
120
124
113
79
58
58
41
45
64
55
43
33
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
SE
5
SE
10
SW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:51PM2.62m
6:14AM2.35m
6:30PM2.49m
6:55AM2.20m
7:16PM2.35m
Low Tide
11:34AM0.60m
00:04AM0.61m
12:11PM0.73m
00:46AM0.75m
12:52PM0.86m
1:35AM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
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8:34
8:35
8:36
8:37
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
14
12
11
13
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
10
12
14
12
11
13
14
13
12
14
13
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.3
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
180
180
6
7
7
6
284
208
165
6
6
4
4
124
113
79
58
58
41
12
64
55
43
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
2
2
6
6
6
2
5
5
11
10
16
14
13
13
1
1
5
20
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
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
15
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
5
5
1
1
1
1
4
6
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.2
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
Energy kJ
227
256
277
291
138
164
140
120
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
189
316
337
204
184
14
0
41
326
322
322
66
4
0
0
189
189
189
231
186
2
70
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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