Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 1AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 699 | 829 | 829 | 738 | 653 | 560 | 500 | 422 | 363 | 327 | 277 | 277 | 285 | 352 | 306 | 298 | 264 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:13PM3.05m | 5:36AM2.72m | 5:52PM2.86m | 6:14AM2.59m | 6:31PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.05m | 11:34AM0.19m | 00:02AM0.23m | 12:13PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 326 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 738 | 653 | 560 | 500 | 422 | 10 | 9 | 277 | 277 | 285 | 352 | 306 | 298 | 264 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 295 | 699 | 829 | 829 | — | — | — | — | 169 | 363 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 612 | 612 | 170 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 172 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 182 | 72 | 0 |
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