Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 12AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
670 | 546 | 481 | 374 | 273 | 234 | 199 | 172 | 139 | 108 | 88 | 70 | 41 | 28 | 49 | 71 | 102 | 139 | 228 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:15PM2.28m | 1:41AM2.20m | 1:55PM2.47m | 2:17AM2.36m | 2:29PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.72m | 7:40AM0.70m | 8:11PM0.53m | 8:15AM0.53m | 8:43PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 |
670 | 546 | 481 | 374 | 273 | 234 | 199 | 172 | 139 | 108 | 88 | 70 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 102 | 139 | 228 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | S 11 | W 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 49 | 71 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 525 | 459 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 93 | 90 | 94 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 443 | 542 | 787 | 90 | 6 |
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