Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 129 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 93 | 114 | 103 | 95 | 84 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:27PM2.64m | 6:48AM2.43m | 7:08PM2.37m | 7:31AM2.25m | 7:55PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.46m | 12:49PM0.58m | 1:12AM0.68m | 1:35PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 187 | 129 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 93 | 114 | 103 | 95 | 84 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 9 | SSW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 7 | — | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 88 | 84 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 84 |
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