Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto da Cruz today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto da Cruz at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porto da Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 92 | 111 | 108 | 149 | 147 | 73 | 86 | 127 | 127 | 193 | 258 | 305 | 639 | 586 | 509 | 494 | 486 | 444 | 388 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.84m | 5:10AM1.96m | 5:53PM1.68m | 6:20AM1.84m | 7:15PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.25m | 10:45PM0.42m | 11:34AM0.39m | 11:50PM0.57m | 12:56PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 137 | 92 | 59 | 108 | 149 | 147 | 73 | 86 | 127 | 116 | 150 | 147 | 144 | 639 | 586 | 509 | 494 | 486 | 444 | 388 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 44 | 111 | 59 | 37 | 21 | 71 | 50 | 71 | 127 | 193 | 258 | 305 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ENE 6 | E 6 | WNW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 48 | 85 | 94 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 487 | 0 | 0 |
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