Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
127 | 166 | 218 | 258 | 286 | 359 | 403 | 438 | 472 | 497 | 523 | 549 | 710 | 947 | 1102 | 1054 | 1018 | 972 | 1149 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:29PM2.65m | 2:49AM2.51m | 3:01PM2.80m | 3:21AM2.63m | 3:33PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.37m | 8:47AM0.37m | 9:14PM0.23m | 9:18AM0.25m | 9:45PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
3 | 166 | 218 | 258 | 286 | 2 | 2 | 438 | 472 | 497 | 523 | 549 | 710 | 947 | 1102 | 1054 | 1018 | 972 | 1149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — |
127 | — | — | — | — | 359 | 403 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 609 | 606 | 85 | 6 | 6 | 128 | 422 | 530 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 102 | 102 | 100 |
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