Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 1AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1010 | 1112 | 892 | 1672 | 1761 | 1576 | 1444 | 894 | 943 | 763 | 598 | 598 | 539 | 518 | 495 | 392 | 486 | 479 | 944 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:54PM2.26m | 6:09AM2.33m | 6:36PM2.05m | 6:56AM2.15m | 7:33PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.72m | 12:23PM0.75m | 00:29AM0.90m | 1:16PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 1010 | 1112 | 892 | 1672 | 1761 | 1576 | 1444 | 894 | 943 | 763 | 598 | 598 | 539 | 518 | 495 | 392 | 486 | 479 | 944 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | NW 16 | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 427 | — | — | 20 | 21 | 215 | 290 | 234 | 301 | 209 | 292 | 387 | 380 | 285 | 306 | 217 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 93 | 85 | — | 139 | 33 | — | 138 | 35 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 11 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 29 | 112 | 123 | 65 | 59 | 47 | 32 | 418 | 56 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 85 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 102 | 102 | 100 |
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