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Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 WET
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Porto Covo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porto Covo sea temperature is
15.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?

The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 2PM is: 8.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)26ft (8.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jan)26ft (8.0m)16s
Evening (24 Jan)21ft (6.5m)16s

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

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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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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 (?)
8
WNW
8.5
WNW
8
WNW
7.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
6
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161515141414141415151514141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302533794033393274052207417641147451203510213886176487192739481349151932480427751713355475471368937389247
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
2.43
6:26AM
2.55
6:59PM
2.32
7:24AM
2.38
8:04PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.37
12:06AM
0.53
12:42PM
0.51
1:01AM
0.66
1:41PM
0.65
2:13AM
0.77
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise7:45-------7:45-------7:43-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:50-------5:51-----
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
7--1--113311311111----36
Temp. °C81113131313141413141413151515161616151515151515
Feels °C (?)466687888109912111212121110109778
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