
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
598 | 539 | 518 | 495 | 475 | 486 | 833 | 1094 | 1094 | 1070 | 963 | 898 | 770 | 662 | 604 | 503 | 458 | 184 | 143 | 117 | 220 | 175 | 268 | 502 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:56AM2.15m | 7:33PM1.88m | 8:04AM2.01m | 8:59PM1.78m | 9:34AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.90m | 1:16PM0.94m | 1:25AM1.06m | 2:34PM1.06m | 2:50AM1.15m | 4:13PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 16 |
598 | 539 | 518 | 495 | 392 | 486 | 237 | 1094 | 1094 | 1070 | 963 | 898 | 770 | 662 | 604 | 503 | 458 | 184 | 143 | 98 | 220 | 175 | 151 | 502 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 11 |
209 | 292 | 387 | 380 | 35 | — | 221 | 83 | 93 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 84 | 60 | 117 | 32 | 148 | 268 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | NNW 13 | NW 13 | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
139 | 33 | — | 35 | 45 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 |
127 | 65 | 52 | 44 | 475 | 475 | 833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 90 | 258 | 102 | 106 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 90 | 85 | 7 |
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