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Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 8PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
678 | 667 | 590 | 570 | 570 | 514 | 440 | 380 | 303 | 268 | 268 | 220 | 175 | 171 | 125 | 125 | 148 | 204 | 169 | 166 | 120 | 100 | 96 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:11PM2.28m | 00:27AM2.40m | 12:57PM2.38m | 1:13AM2.43m | 1:37PM2.48m | 1:54AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.71m | 6:44AM0.56m | 7:04PM0.63m | 7:23AM0.53m | 7:45PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | 8:49 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
24 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
 kJ | 678 | 667 | 590 | 570 | 570 | 514 | 440 | 380 | 303 | 268 | 268 | 220 | 175 | 171 | 125 | 125 | 148 | 204 | 169 | 166 | 120 | 100 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 12 | SSE 4 | SW 18 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 41 | 60 | 79 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | SW 15 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | S 4 | S 11 | W 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 96 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | N 3 | — | NW 3 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 39 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 26 | 33 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 90 | 105 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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