
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 40 | 39 | 60 | 65 | 52 | 75 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 127 | 124 | 369 | 379 | 450 | 376 | 326 | 338 | 277 | 179 | 142 | 119 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:48AM2.89m | 4:02PM3.09m | 4:23AM2.87m | 4:38PM2.97m | 4:57AM2.79m | 5:13PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.04m | 10:13PM-0.01m | 10:23AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.11m | 10:58AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
38 | 40 | 39 | 60 | 65 | 51 | 56 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 127 | 124 | 369 | 379 | 450 | 376 | 326 | 338 | 277 | 179 | 142 | 119 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
15 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 38 | 52 | 75 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 120 | 40 | 41 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 54 | 71 | 45 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | W 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 12 | NNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 58 | 54 | 93 | 40 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 85 | 85 | 0 |
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