Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 341 | 319 | 283 | 273 | 377 | 1006 | 1150 | 1202 | 1100 | 974 | 923 | 814 | 649 | 541 | 530 | 520 | 469 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.89m | 3:57AM2.84m | 4:14PM2.78m | 4:29AM2.77m | 4:47PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.11m | 10:01AM0.14m | 10:16PM0.21m | 10:35AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 330 | 341 | 319 | 283 | 273 | 377 | 1006 | 1150 | 1202 | 1100 | 974 | 923 | 814 | 649 | 541 | 530 | 520 | 469 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 218 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 38 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 182 | 152 | 132 | 98 | 45 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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