Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 WET
Forecast 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?

The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
0
1
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
1.3
SSW
0.8
NW
1.1
SSW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
1.2
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)12812812111188151514131414131313131212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)236228207160224209179153135305258506398264581196342380321287330330364364
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
2.93
4:16AM
2.95
4:37PM
2.83
5:00AM
2.74
5:21PM
2.67
5:51AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
-0.04
10:01PM
0.04
10:23AM
0.11
10:44PM
0.17
11:05AM
0.32
11:32PM
0.37
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise6:37-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:47-------6:49----
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-----121------------
Temp. °C151817171513121114171817151413131519181715151514
Feels °C (?)13171717141211913171816141412121519151614141412
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