Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 109 | 147 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 108 | 114 | 123 | 126 | 109 | 101 | 73 | 93 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 55 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:40AM2.34m | 7:59PM2.43m | 8:31AM2.21m | 8:54PM2.20m | 9:29AM2.10m | 9:58PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.61m | 2:14AM0.64m | 2:32PM0.78m | 3:06AM0.81m | 3:38PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | W 8 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 102 | 108 | 114 | 123 | 126 | 109 | 101 | 73 | 93 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | 67 | 109 | 147 | 131 | 102 | 10 | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 14 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 47 | 47 | 55 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 690 | 438 | 438 | 188 | 4 | 67 | 32 | 36 | 690 | 724 | 338 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 579 | 547 | 482 | 203 |
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