
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 3PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1273 | 1266 | 1228 | 1120 | 786 | 695 | 565 | 555 | 603 | 486 | 494 | 486 | 478 | 398 | 429 | 377 | 332 | 332 | 377 | 478 | 537 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:00PM2.95m | 3:21AM2.84m | 3:34PM3.00m | 3:55AM2.90m | 4:10PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.19m | 9:11PM0.04m | 9:22AM0.09m | 9:44PM-0.00m | 9:57AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
1273 | 1266 | 1228 | 1120 | 786 | 695 | 565 | 555 | 603 | 486 | 494 | 486 | 478 | 398 | 429 | 377 | 332 | 332 | 377 | 478 | 537 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | NW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | S 11 | S 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
43 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 44 | — | — | 38 | 72 | 64 | — | — | 16 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 90 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 93 | 102 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 40 | 0 |
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