Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 546 | 486 | 435 | 369 | 309 | 237 | 202 | 140 | 311 | 716 | 725 | 716 | 464 | 470 | 397 | 937 | 1301 | 1554 | 2347 | 2422 | 2242 | 2008 | 1439 | 2221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:30AM2.89m | 4:49PM2.89m | 5:09AM2.82m | 5:31PM2.71m | 5:52AM2.68m | 6:20PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.03m | 10:35AM0.09m | 10:55PM0.14m | 11:16AM0.19m | 11:35PM0.32m | 12:03PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 546 | 486 | 435 | 369 | 309 | 237 | 202 | 140 | 311 | 716 | 725 | 716 | 464 | 470 | 397 | 937 | 1301 | 1554 | 2347 | 2422 | 2242 | 2008 | 1439 | 2221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 15 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 121 | 10 | 10 | 84 | 254 | 302 | 384 | 3 | 3 | 275 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 67 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 71 | 58 | 53 | — | — | — | 178 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 650 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 85 | 100 | 105 | 100 |
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