Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 298 | 250 | 464 | 659 | 941 | 1081 | 1223 | 1206 | 1172 | 936 | 781 | 824 | 659 | 668 | 636 | 554 | 480 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14AM2.18m | 1:25PM2.46m | 1:49AM2.37m | 1:59PM2.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.70m | 7:12AM0.70m | 7:41PM0.50m | 7:47AM0.51m | 8:13PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 303 | 298 | 250 | 209 | 659 | 941 | 1081 | 1223 | 1206 | 1172 | 936 | 781 | 824 | 659 | 668 | 636 | 554 | 480 | 464 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 37 | 182 | 464 | 314 | 154 | 88 | 93 | 67 | — | — | 86 | 66 | 44 | 41 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | W 9 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 103 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 16 | 22 | — | 55 | — | — | 91 | 88 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 24 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 1 | 1 |
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