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Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 3AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
580 | 1358 | 2633 | 2609 | 2209 | 2053 | 1673 | 1407 | 1117 | 1005 | 850 | 710 | 615 | 563 | 508 | 508 | 469 | 531 | 619 | 660 | 593 | 572 | 572 | 582 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:47AM2.62m | 6:07PM2.82m | 6:45AM2.43m | 7:06PM2.67m | 7:49AM2.26m | 8:12PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.12m | 11:45AM0.37m | 00:29AM0.28m | 12:41PM0.54m | 1:33AM0.44m | 1:44PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 416 | 1358 | 2633 | 2609 | 2209 | 2053 | 1673 | 1407 | 1117 | 1005 | 850 | 710 | 615 | 563 | 508 | 508 | 469 | 531 | 619 | 660 | 593 | 572 | 572 | 582 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 580 | 373 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 0 |
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