Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 164 | 70 | 55 | 53 | 77 | 42 | 43 | 90 | 177 | 223 | 142 | 98 | 66 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 111 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:49PM2.39m | 8:25AM2.27m | 8:56PM2.24m | 9:39AM2.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.63m | 2:03AM0.63m | 2:32PM0.75m | 3:11AM0.76m | 3:56PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 9 | W 7 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 39 | 77 | 42 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 53 | 52 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | S 12 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 37 | — | 18 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 164 | 70 | 45 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 43 | 90 | 177 | 223 | 142 | 98 | 66 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 111 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 659 | 106 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 555 | 666 | 471 | 427 | 100 | 36 | 8 | 105 | 349 | 629 | 427 | 258 |
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