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The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 5AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 2.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7188 | 6362 | 5823 | 4763 | 4142 | 3671 | 3405 | 3245 | 3453 | 3697 | 3890 | 3520 | 3267 | 2549 | 2084 | 1703 | 1514 | 1987 | 2135 | 2201 | 2313 | 4451 | 10270 | 15338 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | NW | NNW | N | N | N | N | NNW | N | NE | ENE | E | ESE | SE | S | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | N | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:16AM 2.62 | 6:55PM 2.19 | 7:15AM 2.45 | 7:58PM 2.09 | 8:18AM 2.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:50PM 0.56 | 12:42PM 0.50 | 12:48AM 0.72 | 1:44PM 0.64 | 1:53AM 0.84 | 2:49PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 |

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