
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 9PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
408 | 399 | 399 | 1367 | 1533 | 1387 | 1330 | 1042 | 919 | 757 | 746 | 659 | 585 | 540 | 522 | 514 | 568 | 411 | 439 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.86m | 8:46AM1.94m | 9:49PM1.76m | 10:30AM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.98m | 2:03AM1.11m | 3:17PM1.12m | 3:46AM1.19m | 5:10PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
84 | 197 | 399 | 1367 | 1533 | 1387 | 1330 | 1042 | 919 | 757 | 746 | 659 | 585 | 540 | 522 | 514 | 568 | 411 | 439 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | NW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | NNW 4 | S 12 |
4 | 4 | 352 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
408 | 399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 95 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
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