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Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 WET
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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
15.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?

The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 9AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
!
!
!
!
!
0
!
0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313121212111211101013121212121111101213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124611099327125554425064545314734901301126712931315158720172641120915023049320142264529
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
2.13
8:53PM
2.02
9:21AM
2.01
10:03PM
2.02
10:35AM
1.98
11:10PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
0.91
2:28PM
0.89
2:59AM
1.00
3:35PM
0.97
4:18AM
1.01
4:45PM
0.96
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise--7:50-------7:50-------7:50-----
Sunset----5:35-------5:36-------5:37---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------452211-1
Temp. °C111111131414131312111114151414141313141414131312
Feels °C (?)9991212131111109910119997810109999
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