Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 500 | 427 | 427 | 346 | 290 | 253 | 203 | 320 | 1179 | 1412 | 1107 | 762 | 632 | 575 | 610 | 606 | 572 | 666 | 682 | 956 | 941 | 705 | 408 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:34PM1.82m | 11:14AM1.96m | 00:03AM1.88m | 12:28PM2.09m | 1:03AM2.02m | 1:19PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM1.12m | 5:47PM1.03m | 6:06AM1.04m | 6:54PM0.89m | 7:03AM0.88m | 7:39PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 500 | 427 | 427 | 346 | 290 | 253 | 203 | 154 | 1179 | 1412 | 1107 | 762 | 632 | 575 | 610 | 606 | 572 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 705 | 408 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | SSW 6 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 320 | 113 | 80 | 55 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 75 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | NNW 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 80 | 134 | 149 | 101 | 62 | 83 | 666 | 682 | 956 | 941 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 438 | 76 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 76 | 108 | 78 | 78 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 434 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 1 |
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