Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 20 Apr 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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?

The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
!
!
2
!
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.7
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.7
NW
1.9
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)10101091099101010813131615141313121212121414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143114111777555555436352728268621244070199611181321136994516571325
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
WNW
5
ENE
0
SSE
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02AM
2.87
5:22PM
2.89
5:52AM
2.66
6:12PM
2.73
6:48AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47PM
0.01
11:05AM
0.16
11:35PM
0.14
11:52AM
0.37
12:30AM
0.34
12:46PM
0.60
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:54-------6:52-------6:50----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515151926222119192121202218181614141416171615
Feels °C (?)151514141823192019161515171915161613131416151312
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