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Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WSW 7 | NNW 10 | WSW 6 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 8 | WSW 6 | |
1824 | 1955 | 1652 | 1256 | 994 | 699 | 512 | 443 | 384 | 378 | 280 | 197 | 154 | 125 | 103 | 100 | 85 | 75 | 64 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 32 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:06PM2.17m | 10:53AM2.04m | 11:08PM2.30m | 11:49AM2.23m | 00:02AM2.47m | 12:38PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM1.00m | 4:36AM0.81m | 4:49PM0.90m | 5:33AM0.64m | 5:48PM0.73m | 6:23AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 46 | 1955 | 1652 | 152 | 144 | 174 | 268 | 341 | 384 | 378 | 280 | 197 | 141 | 113 | 103 | 85 | 81 | 68 | 64 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 67 | 104 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 154 | 125 | 90 | 100 | 24 | 75 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 24 | 32 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | — | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1824 | — | — | 1256 | 994 | 699 | 512 | 443 | 310 | 249 | 183 | 158 | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 606 | 541 | 308 | 308 | 175 | 6 | 6 | 532 | 525 | 175 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 175 | 422 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 689 |
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