Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 5PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 269 | 383 | 300 | 294 | 230 | 176 | 202 | 179 | 257 | 684 | 788 | 788 | 772 | 681 | 626 | 565 | 553 | 553 | 512 | 512 |
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 | 4:41PM2.93m | 5:01AM2.74m | 5:15PM2.85m | 5:36AM2.68m | 5:53PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.15m | 10:51PM0.09m | 11:01AM0.18m | 11:25PM0.17m | 11:38AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 214 | 3 | 3 | 300 | 294 | 230 | 176 | 202 | 179 | 257 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 269 | 383 | 25 | 36 | 55 | 77 | 78 | 91 | 110 | 684 | 788 | 788 | 772 | 681 | 626 | 565 | 553 | 553 | 512 | 512 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 438 | 438 | 351 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 562 | 202 | 202 | 96 | 96 | 202 | 202 | 579 | 407 | 202 |
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