Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?

The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 5PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
!
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
NW
12
1.9
NW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.7
W
10
2
W
12
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1447
1138
1243
1470
1216
591
460
516
584
644
1098
1230
941
924
804
696
682
669
608
596
520
459
459
394
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
E
5
NW
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:12PM2.54m
7:58AM2.19m
8:25PM2.38m
9:23AM2.06m
9:50PM2.33m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.60m
1:37AM0.55m
1:54PM0.80m
3:01AM0.69m
3:21PM0.91m
4:33AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:48
6:47
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8:15
8:16
8:17
8:19
Temp °C
15
18
16
15
14
13
12
12
15
18
17
15
14
14
13
13
16
19
18
17
16
14
13
13
14
16
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
16
14
12
13
13
12
12
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
NW
12
1.9
NW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.7
W
10
2
W
12
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1447
1138
1243
1470
1216
591
460
516
584
644
1098
1230
941
924
804
696
682
669
608
596
520
459
459
394
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
6
1
NW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.3
WSW
14
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
23
404
3
3
3
294
374
277
207
139
112
41
77
75
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
13
0.3
SW
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
2
3
5
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
8
19
24
11
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
75
90
102
90
0
0
7
7
85
90
90
62
7
0
7
7
62
90
100
85
7
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal - Alentejo
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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