Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 673 | 1095 | 1605 | 1674 | 794 | 710 | 1326 | 1365 | 1350 | 1198 | 1037 | 1011 | 384 | 344 | 215 | 522 | 491 | 419 | 367 | 402 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01AM2.14m | 7:37PM1.87m | 8:08AM2.00m | 9:02PM1.77m | 9:38AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.93m | 1:29AM1.05m | 2:39PM1.05m | 2:55AM1.14m | 4:17PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 673 | 307 | 179 | 220 | 794 | 710 | 1326 | 1365 | 1350 | 1198 | 1037 | 298 | 384 | 344 | 215 | 522 | 491 | 419 | 234 | 402 | 544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 20 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 390 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 119 | 59 | — | — | — | 465 | — | — | 213 | 150 | 150 | 7 | 32 | 79 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 20 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 78 | 100 | 8 | — | 26 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 11 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 1095 | 1605 | 1674 | 370 | 449 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1011 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 367 | 287 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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