Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 19 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 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
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
WNW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.7
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)11111110101010101091099101010913131615141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3973463002101981461431141117775555554363529282686212440701919
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
W
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
5
SSE
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
glassonglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
3.00
5:02AM
2.87
5:22PM
2.89
5:52AM
2.66
6:12PM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
0.01
10:47PM
0.01
11:05AM
0.16
11:35PM
0.14
11:52AM
0.37
12:30AM
0.34
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-6:54-------6:54-------6:52------
Sunset-----8:14-------8:15-------8:15--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151518202018151514141923222320192120202319181614
Feels °C (?)141417181817151512121822192218161516192017161514
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