Cortegaca surf break

Cortegaca surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 11 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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today?

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.7
SW
7
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
291
257
239
194
160
122
83
65
51
44
36
35
33
32
16
16
21
21
20
49
77
19
80
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
0
N
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:16AM2.14m
11:32PM2.39m
12:13PM2.33m
00:27AM2.56m
1:02PM2.55m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.85m
5:15PM0.93m
5:58AM0.67m
6:14PM0.75m
6:47AM0.47m
7:05PM0.54m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:40
8:42
8:43
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
16
17
16
15
13
13
13
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
9
9
10
12
14
14
14
11
12
12
14
13
14
15
16
14
12
12
15
14
13
11
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
NW
9
1
NW
6
Energy kJ
398
291
257
134
130
160
122
83
65
46
44
36
35
30
24
16
16
21
21
16
11
11
19
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
236
268
193
2
2
123
114
82
54
51
37
10
10
33
32
16
14
14
20
11
8
8
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
19
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
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NW
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
20
2
2
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
7
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
5
4
2
239
194
31
30
49
77
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
182
182
182
199
199
183
0
0
0
0
2
183
80
66
0
2
28
2
2
437
189
471
66
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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