
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
528 | 565 | 486 | 445 | 396 | 437 | 420 | 435 | 303 | 298 | 250 | 464 | 659 | 941 | 1081 | 1223 | 1206 | 1172 | 905 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.99m | 12:46PM2.25m | 1:14AM2.18m | 1:25PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.90m | 6:31AM0.91m | 7:07PM0.70m | 7:12AM0.70m | 7:41PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
528 | 565 | 486 | 445 | 396 | 437 | 420 | 435 | 303 | 298 | 250 | 209 | 659 | 941 | 1081 | 1223 | 1206 | 1172 | 905 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — |
20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 182 | 464 | 179 | 308 | 64 | 91 | 67 | 38 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 119 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
26 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | 113 | 105 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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