Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 14 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1441 | 1604 | 1569 | 1702 | 1769 | 2024 | 1999 | 1693 | 1338 | 1131 | 1034 | 1141 | 1249 | 1144 | 1010 | 987 | 803 | 612 | 560 | 512 | 1418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM2.29m | 6:46AM2.28m | 7:12PM2.05m | 7:35AM2.08m | 8:13PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.55m | 00:27AM0.70m | 12:56PM0.77m | 1:08AM0.92m | 1:51PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1693 | 1338 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 803 | 612 | 327 | 464 | 1418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SW 14 | NW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 134 | 8 | 322 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | NW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 201 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 1441 | 1604 | 1569 | 1702 | 1769 | 2024 | 1999 | — | — | 1131 | 1034 | 1141 | 1249 | 1144 | 1010 | 987 | — | — | 560 | 512 | 524 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 612 | 612 | 612 | 490 | 483 | 90 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 188 | 442 | 542 | 202 | 96 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 189 | 1 | 1 |
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