Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
139 | 108 | 88 | 70 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 99 | 135 | 203 | 245 | 301 | 331 | 362 | 427 | 406 | 427 | 475 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.47m | 2:17AM2.36m | 2:29PM2.65m | 2:49AM2.51m | 3:01PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.53m | 8:15AM0.53m | 8:43PM0.37m | 8:47AM0.37m | 9:14PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
139 | 108 | 88 | 70 | 41 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 135 | 203 | 245 | 301 | 2 | 2 | 427 | 406 | 427 | 475 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 10 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | W 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 48 | 99 | — | — | — | — | 331 | 362 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 443 | 609 | 606 | 85 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 530 | 483 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 85 |
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