
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | 326 | 309 | 303 | 259 | 211 | 493 | 776 | 967 | 1088 | 1512 | 1170 | 1121 | 854 | 841 | 757 | 700 | 599 | 590 | 580 | 463 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:42PM2.27m | 1:10AM2.19m | 1:21PM2.47m | 1:45AM2.39m | 1:55PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.71m | 7:08AM0.71m | 7:37PM0.50m | 7:42AM0.51m | 8:09PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
350 | 326 | 309 | 303 | 259 | 209 | 493 | 776 | 967 | 1088 | 1512 | 1170 | 1121 | 854 | 841 | 757 | 700 | 599 | 590 | 580 | 463 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 7 | — | NW 20 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | S 14 |
6 | 2 | — | 15 | 57 | 211 | 202 | 132 | 140 | 198 | — | 42 | 42 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | WNW 10 | W 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | S 14 | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 14 | 36 | 34 | — | — | 32 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 8 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 84 | 93 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 102 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 93 | 62 | 0 |
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