
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | 114 | 88 | 63 | 47 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 52 | 49 | 62 | 54 | 56 | 76 | 54 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 127 | 120 | 376 | 379 | 355 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:25PM3.13m | 3:48AM2.89m | 4:02PM3.09m | 4:23AM2.87m | 4:38PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.07m | 9:39PM-0.06m | 9:48AM0.04m | 10:13PM-0.01m | 10:23AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
149 | 114 | 88 | 63 | 47 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 52 | 49 | 62 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 54 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 127 | 106 | 376 | 379 | 355 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 |
50 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 54 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 93 | 120 | 41 | 42 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | NW 8 | W 6 | S 9 | NW 12 | NNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | — |
2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 58 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 19 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 94 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 56 | 6 |
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