
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 12PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
144 | 168 | 153 | 151 | 188 | 296 | 332 | 240 | 158 | 91 | 63 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 148 | 107 | 131 | 130 | 130 | 145 | 145 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35PM2.31m | 2:01AM2.22m | 2:17PM2.46m | 2:40AM2.34m | 2:54PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.83m | 7:52PM0.70m | 8:00AM0.70m | 8:32PM0.56m | 8:38AM0.56m | 9:08PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | N 13 | N 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
10 | 10 | 153 | 17 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 158 | 91 | 63 | 51 | 34 | 41 | 36 | 148 | 107 | 131 | 130 | 130 | 145 | 145 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 47 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 13 | WNW 8 | S 10 | WNW 8 | S 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 29 | — | 15 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 4 |
144 | 168 | — | 151 | 188 | 296 | 332 | 240 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 689 | 739 | 459 | 258 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 94 | 94 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 128 | 62 | 36 |
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