
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Covo today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Covo at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porto Covo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
418 | 346 | 299 | 221 | 169 | 121 | 415 | 261 | 204 | 173 | 121 | 109 | 88 | 49 | 32 | 42 | 56 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 75 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:32AM2.74m | 2:46PM3.07m | 3:11AM2.85m | 3:25PM3.13m | 3:48AM2.89m | 4:02PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.17m | 9:03PM-0.04m | 9:11AM0.07m | 9:39PM-0.06m | 9:48AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
12 | 346 | 299 | 221 | 169 | 96 | 4 | 68 | 204 | 173 | 121 | 109 | 88 | 49 | 32 | 42 | 56 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 42 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NW 11 | NNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 8 | NNW 11 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
17 | 56 | 29 | 50 | 74 | 10 | 12 | — | 40 | 39 | 50 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 54 | 1 | 75 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | N 13 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | W 11 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | W 6 | S 9 | NW 18 | NW 12 |
3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — |
418 | — | — | — | — | 121 | 415 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 349 | 629 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 6 | 6 |
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