Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
380 | 433 | 482 | 571 | 505 | 411 | 346 | 279 | 250 | 216 | 167 | 159 | 128 | 128 | 151 | 163 | 169 | 132 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:09PM3.07m | 5:32AM2.73m | 5:48PM2.88m | 6:10AM2.60m | 6:27PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.06m | 11:30AM0.20m | 11:58PM0.24m | 12:09PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
6 | 6 | — | 571 | 505 | 411 | 346 | 279 | 250 | 216 | 167 | 159 | 128 | 128 | 151 | 163 | 169 | 132 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
6 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | SW 3 | — |
380 | 433 | 482 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 679 | 679 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 6 | 6 |
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