Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 6AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2973 | 2831 | 3704 | 3426 | 3068 | 2845 | 1413 | 1611 | 1911 | 1941 | 1798 | 1693 | 1467 | 1325 | 1183 | 880 | 943 | 922 | 943 | 924 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:05AM2.72m | 3:26PM2.51m | 3:40AM2.64m | 4:02PM2.39m | 4:15AM2.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.35m | 9:15AM0.31m | 9:23PM0.43m | 9:51AM0.41m | 9:57PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2973 | 2831 | 3704 | 3426 | 3068 | 2845 | 910 | 1611 | 1911 | 1941 | 1798 | 1693 | 1467 | 1325 | 1183 | 880 | 943 | 910 | 943 | 924 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 9 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 808 | 660 | 686 | — | — | 178 | 1413 | 1252 | 1132 | 1008 | 1008 | 990 | 979 | 1031 | 898 | 832 | 804 | 922 | 881 | 844 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 160 | 67 | 133 | 191 | 210 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | S 7 | SSW 9 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 519 | — | 469 | 1230 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 1 | 76 | 32 | 116 | 2 | 170 | 277 | 227 | 347 | 440 | 347 | 438 | 438 | 449 | 446 | 451 | 446 | 185 |
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