
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
121 | 273 | 295 | 227 | 153 | 118 | 91 | 76 | 49 | 40 | 52 | 73 | 64 | 49 | 47 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:46PM3.07m | 3:11AM2.85m | 3:25PM3.13m | 3:48AM2.89m | 4:02PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM-0.04m | 9:11AM0.07m | 9:39PM-0.06m | 9:48AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
94 | 12 | 59 | 40 | 153 | 118 | 91 | 76 | 49 | 40 | 52 | 73 | 64 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 11 | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
10 | 2 | — | — | 59 | 50 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | S 6 | NW 12 |
25 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
121 | 273 | 295 | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 606 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 6 | 6 |
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