Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 93 | 114 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 38 | 36 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:08PM2.37m | 7:31AM2.25m | 7:55PM2.12m | 8:23AM2.08m | 8:59PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.58m | 1:12AM0.68m | 1:35PM0.79m | 1:57AM0.90m | 2:35PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 112 | 93 | 114 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 4 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 175 | 106 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 106 | 545 | 650 | 414 |
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