Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 156 | 163 | 163 | 123 | 132 | 157 | 198 | 152 | 124 | 139 | 278 | 266 | 351 | 326 | 397 | 385 | 383 | 393 | 437 | 498 | 545 | 686 | 702 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:32AM2.82m | 3:47PM3.18m | 4:14AM2.86m | 4:29PM3.17m | 4:53AM2.82m | 5:09PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.07m | 10:05PM-0.10m | 10:12AM0.04m | 10:44PM-0.06m | 10:51AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 189 | 156 | 163 | 163 | 123 | 132 | 157 | 198 | 151 | 117 | 139 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 47 | 31 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 47 | — | — | — | 24 | 28 | 97 | 138 | 152 | 124 | 80 | 61 | 266 | 351 | 326 | 397 | 385 | 383 | 393 | 437 | 498 | 545 | 686 | 702 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 90 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 349 | 313 | 344 | 376 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 105 | 679 | 679 | 679 | 325 |
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