Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 7PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 156 | 538 | 597 | 609 | 432 | 356 | 286 | 220 | 188 | 148 | 110 | 111 | 537 | 1169 | 1269 | 1100 | 916 | 668 | 520 | 586 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.97m | 10:30PM1.83m | 11:10AM1.97m | 11:59PM1.89m | 12:24PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM1.08m | 4:34AM1.13m | 5:43PM1.04m | 6:02AM1.05m | 6:50PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 156 | 79 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 356 | 286 | 220 | 188 | 148 | 110 | 84 | 537 | 1169 | 1269 | 1100 | 916 | 668 | 520 | 586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 25 | 25 | 18 | — | 18 | 32 | 49 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 83 | 64 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 111 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 156 | 538 | 597 | 609 | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 80 | 116 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 93 | 739 | 657 | 106 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 62 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 175 | 99 | 6 | 6 |
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