Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 4AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1081 | 1917 | 2129 | 2320 | 3316 | 3938 | 3938 | 3308 | 3600 | 6450 | 7065 | 6246 | 5529 | 5126 | 5936 | 6483 | 3459 | 3214 | 2878 | 4360 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:59AM2.76m | 2:17PM2.67m | 2:32AM2.76m | 2:52PM2.61m | 3:05AM2.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.25m | 8:07AM0.24m | 8:18PM0.28m | 8:41AM0.26m | 8:50PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 11 | W 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1081 | 39 | 44 | — | 3316 | — | — | 3308 | 725 | — | 7065 | 6246 | 5529 | 4178 | 3871 | 3818 | 3459 | 3214 | 2878 | 4360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 6 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | — | SW 11 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 377 | 1917 | 2129 | 2320 | — | 3938 | 3938 | 128 | 3600 | 6450 | — | 1565 | — | 5126 | 5936 | 6483 | 1435 | 1134 | 916 | 732 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 441 | 441 | 442 | 442 | 520 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 451 | 520 | 449 | 449 | 519 | 528 | 528 | 477 | 451 | 441 | 76 |
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