
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 64 | 60 | 127 | 120 | 369 | 330 | 355 | 376 | 320 | 332 | 244 | 179 | 142 | 119 | 90 | 85 | 79 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 154 | 58 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:23AM2.87m | 4:38PM2.97m | 4:57AM2.79m | 5:13PM2.78m | 5:30AM2.66m | 5:48PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM-0.01m | 10:23AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.11m | 10:58AM0.19m | 11:17PM0.29m | 11:33AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 |
93 | 64 | 60 | 127 | 85 | 369 | 330 | 355 | 376 | 320 | 332 | 244 | 179 | 142 | 119 | 90 | 85 | 79 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 13 | 27 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 8 |
46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 120 | 40 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 46 | 2 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 63 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 34 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 9 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 6 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 13 | S 10 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
25 | 58 | 54 | 93 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 | — | 13 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 70 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 57 | 7 | 154 | 58 | 129 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 766 | 858 | 459 | 7 |
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