Cotavelo Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.95° S 35.15° W

Cotavelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotavelo sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.7° 

Cotavelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cotavelo today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotavelo at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
163
172
142
174
204
232
226
181
147
172
140
140
164
164
186
164
164
164
164
160
156
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:30AM2.35m
3:50PM2.30m
4:04AM2.40m
4:24PM2.34m
4:41AM2.38m
4:59PM2.32m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.07m
9:54PM0.10m
10:15AM0.04m
10:30PM0.06m
10:50AM0.07m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
24
27
28
27
26
25
25
24
25
27
28
27
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
27
25
25
Feels °C
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
25
27
27
27
26
26
27
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
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