Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 11AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1094 | 1211 | 1118 | 993 | 1077 | 1112 | 956 | 1672 | 1761 | 1576 | 1444 | 894 | 943 | 763 | 598 | 598 | 769 | 518 | 495 | 552 | 667 | 700 | 880 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:54PM2.26m | 6:09AM2.33m | 6:36PM2.05m | 6:56AM2.15m | 7:33PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.56m | 11:49PM0.72m | 12:23PM0.75m | 00:29AM0.90m | 1:16PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 1094 | 1211 | 1118 | 993 | 1077 | 1112 | 956 | 1672 | 1761 | 1576 | 1444 | 894 | 943 | 763 | 598 | 598 | 769 | 518 | 495 | 509 | 667 | 700 | 880 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NW 16 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 427 | 5 | — | — | — | 215 | 290 | 234 | 301 | 209 | 292 | 387 | 380 | 552 | 285 | 237 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | NNW 13 | NW 13 | — | NNW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 93 | 86 | 398 | 139 | 33 | — | 35 | 45 | — | 29 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 181 | 140 | 91 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 51 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 103 | 85 | 36 |
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