
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 38°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 75 | 60 | 49 | 59 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 54 | 53 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
104 | 75 | 60 | 49 | 59 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 54 | 53 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 60 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 7 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 437 | 62 | 7 |
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