Porto Covo Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.85° N 8.80° W

Porto Covo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porto Covo sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.4° 

Porto Covo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 4AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
571
542
421
346
279
244
191
163
135
128
125
147
140
145
117
117
114
95
84
84
86
86
86
86
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
E
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
5
N
10
SSW
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:32AM2.73m
5:48PM2.88m
6:10AM2.60m
6:27PM2.64m
6:48AM2.43m
7:08PM2.37m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.06m
11:30AM0.20m
11:58PM0.24m
12:09PM0.37m
00:34AM0.46m
12:49PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
25
29
25
23
21
21
22
22
25
28
23
22
20
20
20
20
23
26
24
22
20
Feels °C
21
21
19
26
29
24
23
23
22
22
23
26
28
22
22
22
21
22
22
24
26
23
22
22
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