Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
480 | 327 | 286 | 220 | 168 | 164 | 110 | 75 | 461 | 1206 | 1332 | 1082 | 899 | 656 | 628 | 574 | 551 | 662 | 636 | 629 | 772 | 791 | 597 | 464 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.83m | 11:10AM1.97m | 11:59PM1.89m | 12:24PM2.10m | 00:59AM2.03m | 1:15PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM1.13m | 5:43PM1.04m | 6:02AM1.05m | 6:50PM0.90m | 6:59AM0.88m | 7:35PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 |
30 | 327 | 286 | 220 | 168 | 164 | 110 | 73 | 461 | 1206 | 1332 | 1082 | 899 | 656 | 628 | 574 | 551 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 597 | 464 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 13 | S 12 | SW 12 |
18 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 71 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 17 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — |
480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 112 | 131 | 93 | 37 | 662 | 636 | 629 | 772 | 791 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 62 | 94 | 530 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 176 | 176 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 443 | 469 | 532 | 532 | 532 | 6 |
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