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Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Porto Covo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porto Covo sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | |
303 | 268 | 268 | 220 | 175 | 171 | 125 | 142 | 148 | 204 | 297 | 137 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 123 | 152 | 193 | 180 | 210 | 167 | 195 | 176 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 12:57PM2.38m | 1:13AM2.43m | 1:37PM2.48m | 1:54AM2.45m | 2:14PM2.55m | 2:32AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.63m | 7:23AM0.53m | 7:45PM0.55m | 7:59AM0.50m | 8:22PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | 8:49 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
24 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
 kJ | 303 | 268 | 268 | 220 | 175 | 171 | 125 | 142 | 148 | 204 | 24 | 137 | 102 | 100 | 79 | 77 | 62 | 193 | 180 | 210 | 167 | 195 | 153 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 63 | 99 | 123 | 152 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 176 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | SW 15 | NNW 3 | S 4 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SE 6 | W 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 60 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | — | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | ENE 2 | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | NW 11 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 297 | 47 | 67 | 58 | 60 | — | — | 53 | 53 | 102 | 157 | 149 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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