Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 668 | 636 | 554 | 480 | 464 | 449 | 366 | 278 | 233 | 383 | 625 | 832 | 881 | 947 | 1231 | 1533 | 1308 | 1288 | 1180 | 980 | 850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | 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 | 1:59PM2.65m | 2:21AM2.56m | 2:31PM2.82m | 2:53AM2.71m | 3:04PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.51m | 8:13PM0.30m | 8:20AM0.33m | 8:44PM0.14m | 8:52AM0.18m | 9:15PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 668 | 636 | 554 | 480 | 464 | 449 | 366 | 278 | 233 | 224 | 625 | 832 | 881 | 947 | 1231 | 1533 | 1308 | 1288 | 1180 | 980 | 850 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 21 | NW 20 | NW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 97 | 383 | 180 | 122 | 120 | 77 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 30 | 45 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 1 | 1 |
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