
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
148 | 135 | 135 | 105 | 68 | 65 | 28 | 85 | 104 | 134 | 153 | 157 | 118 | 118 | 128 | 120 | 134 | 119 | 212 | 315 | 330 | 455 | 433 | |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15AM2.83m | 3:29PM3.11m | 3:52AM2.88m | 4:06PM3.08m | 4:27AM2.86m | 4:42PM2.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.06m | 9:43PM-0.07m | 9:52AM0.03m | 10:17PM-0.02m | 10:28AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
148 | 135 | 85 | 105 | 68 | 65 | 28 | 28 | 104 | 134 | 153 | 157 | 118 | 66 | 65 | 120 | 94 | 76 | 212 | 315 | 330 | 455 | 433 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
4 | 4 | 135 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 71 | 11 | 41 | 64 | 64 | 119 | 59 | 54 | 55 | 36 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 9 | N 9 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 134 | 59 | 40 | 43 | 26 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
121 | 103 | — | 61 | 57 | 50 | 65 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 118 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 137 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 76 | 5 | 0 |
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