Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 WEST
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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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?

The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)--
Afternoon (10 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (10 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
1
NW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
10
0.9
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
874
833
1611
1733
1696
1739
1608
1608
1799
1835
1652
1406
993
727
486
376
397
365
261
197
237
151
125
142
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
SW
20
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:56PM2.12m
9:44AM1.92m
10:06PM2.17m
10:53AM2.04m
11:08PM2.30m
11:49AM2.23m
Low Tide
2:22PM1.01m
3:27AM0.92m
3:39PM1.00m
4:36AM0.81m
4:49PM0.90m
5:33AM0.64m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:32
8:34
8:35
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
15
14
14
14
17
17
12
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
13
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
1.1
W
10
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
3
W
10
3
WSW
10
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.3
WSW
7
0.9
NNW
11
1
NW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
10
0.9
NW
10
Energy kJ
113
230
61
56
46
42
55
48
45
1835
1652
154
149
144
486
376
397
365
164
197
237
151
125
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.7
NNW
12
1
NNW
13
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
1
NNW
11
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
33
156
20
18
23
23
9
57
104
14
14
13
121
346
12
12
261
15
24
36
42
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
7
0.4
NW
13
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
N
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.5
NW
14
0.1
SW
17
0.1
S
13
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
2
40
18
8
7
7
14
13
97
12
3
8
24
10
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
Energy kJ
874
833
1611
1733
1696
1739
1608
1608
1799
1406
993
727
319
214
148
93
78
80
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
4
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
445
525
530
404
542
483
542
606
606
308
308
6
6
6
175
175
530
175
6
6
6
6
75
384
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal - Alentejo
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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