
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 45 | 36 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 115 | 81 | 118 | 103 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:28PM2.32m | 8:00AM2.28m | 8:43PM2.13m | 9:24AM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.58m | 1:35AM0.70m | 2:17PM0.76m | 2:51AM0.87m | 3:54PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
59 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 45 | 32 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 115 | 81 | 118 | 103 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | SW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 4 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
8 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 60 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 8 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | N 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 11 | — | 10 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 105 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 94 | 94 | 0 |
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