Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?

The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 9AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
!
!
!
!
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
!
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.7
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.9
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
WNW
1.6
W
1.9
WNW
2.1
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)10109131316151413131212121210141313131111121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)403529282686212440721116215801609163711946251559118210774804696409951167970
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
30
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassononononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52AM
2.66
6:12PM
2.73
6:48AM
2.41
7:12PM
2.54
7:58AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
0.14
11:52AM
0.37
12:30AM
0.34
12:46PM
0.60
1:37AM
0.55
1:54PM
0.80
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:52-------6:50-------6:50----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:15-------8:16
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191922212122191715141312141816151313121215171715
Feels °C (?)171516151819161514131211131613121112121113141312
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