Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 12PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 776 | 967 | 1088 | 1303 | 1170 | 1121 | 854 | 841 | 757 | 700 | 599 | 590 | 520 | 463 | 396 | 383 | 309 | 233 | 228 | 164 | 362 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:21PM2.47m | 1:45AM2.39m | 1:55PM2.67m | 2:17AM2.57m | 2:27PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.71m | 7:37PM0.50m | 7:42AM0.51m | 8:09PM0.31m | 8:15AM0.34m | 8:40PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 493 | 776 | 967 | 1088 | 1303 | 1170 | 1121 | 854 | 841 | 757 | 700 | 599 | 590 | 520 | 463 | 396 | 383 | 309 | 233 | 228 | 162 | 153 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | NW 20 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 202 | 132 | 140 | 165 | 64 | 110 | 38 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 60 | 164 | 362 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 36 | 34 | 40 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 32 | 27 | 25 | — | 22 | 28 | 49 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 88 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 85 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 361 | 7 | 85 |
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