Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 4PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 882 | 821 | 766 | 638 | 544 | 176 | 147 | 115 | 112 | 216 | 212 | 268 | 441 | 558 | 773 | 902 | 816 | 792 | 769 | 757 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:04AM2.01m | 8:59PM1.78m | 9:34AM1.98m | 10:33PM1.82m | 10:55AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM1.06m | 2:50AM1.15m | 4:13PM1.05m | 4:27AM1.10m | 5:26PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 882 | 821 | 766 | 638 | 544 | 159 | 147 | 112 | 72 | 216 | 212 | 268 | 441 | 558 | 773 | 902 | 816 | 792 | 769 | 757 | 734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 176 | 117 | 115 | 112 | 32 | 147 | 24 | 81 | 49 | 148 | 19 | 88 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 9 | — | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 204 | 32 | 38 | — | 115 | — | 86 | 86 | 103 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 93 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
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