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Porto Covo surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porto Covo today?
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | |
247 | 241 | 235 | 188 | 250 | 154 | 189 | 116 | 187 | 126 | 107 | 77 | 64 | 51 | 41 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 87 | 175 | 350 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:04PM2.36m | 6:30AM2.09m | 6:50PM2.24m | 7:21AM1.97m | 7:47PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM0.71m | 00:19AM0.73m | 12:24PM0.83m | 1:09AM0.86m | 1:15PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | 8:31 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 64 | 24 | 22 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 70 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | S 14 | W 18 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 247 | 241 | 235 | 188 | 250 | 154 | 189 | 116 | 187 | 126 | 107 | — | — | 51 | 41 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 26 | 87 | 175 | 350 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 284 | 689 | 666 | 654 | 408 | 344 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 94 | 530 | 532 | 459 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 175 | 276 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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