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Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 WET
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Porto Covo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porto Covo sea temperature is
15.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?

The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 7PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)161515151515151515151414141413131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)697061485688666077537839794678577461689262495417480441813502294927152113163814271463116711931121
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
25
W
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
2.27
1:31AM
2.51
1:52PM
2.39
2:07AM
2.65
2:28PM
2.48
2:42AM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06AM
0.66
7:14PM
0.64
7:45AM
0.52
7:51PM
0.51
8:20AM
0.40
8:25PM
0.40
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------
Sunset--5:39-------5:40-------5:42-----
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12212--1222222----------
Temp. °C1313131211101010101212101098661012109988
Feels °C (?)1087767777886775226765555
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