
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 38 | 68 | 74 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 163 | 51 | 94 | 105 | 55 | 47 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 87 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:29PM2.72m | 3:48AM2.51m | 4:02PM2.80m | 4:20AM2.55m | 4:34PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.45m | 9:42PM0.34m | 9:45AM0.36m | 10:14PM0.28m | 10:17AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 |
94 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 38 | 68 | 74 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 11 | NW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 7 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
25 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 4 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
— | 13 | — | 12 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 49 | 36 | 23 | — | 12 | 163 | 51 | 94 | 105 | 55 | 47 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 87 | 133 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 739 | 427 | 107 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 530 | 739 | 460 | 666 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 948 | 858 | 459 | 427 |
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