Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 10PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 643 | 616 | 668 | 651 | 632 | 631 | 708 | 744 | 655 | 597 | 448 | 383 | 316 | 273 | 234 | 172 | 143 | 135 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:59AM2.03m | 1:15PM2.28m | 1:41AM2.20m | 1:55PM2.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.90m | 6:59AM0.88m | 7:35PM0.72m | 7:40AM0.70m | 8:11PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 643 | 616 | 668 | 651 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 655 | 597 | 448 | 383 | 316 | 273 | 234 | 172 | 143 | 135 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | S 12 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | NW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | 69 | 32 | 28 | 632 | 631 | 708 | 744 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 344 | 443 | 469 | 525 | 525 | 459 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 114 | 90 | 85 |
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