Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 1390 | 1365 | 633 | 1176 | 988 | 657 | 416 | 306 | 193 | 399 | 502 | 437 | 375 | 402 | 544 | 752 | 886 | 889 | 863 | 837 | 824 | 812 | 700 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM2.00m | 9:02PM1.77m | 9:38AM1.97m | 10:37PM1.81m | 10:59AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM1.05m | 2:39PM1.05m | 2:55AM1.14m | 4:17PM1.04m | 4:32AM1.09m | 5:31PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 710 | 1390 | 1365 | 495 | 1176 | 988 | 250 | 416 | 306 | 193 | 399 | 502 | 437 | 234 | 402 | 544 | 281 | 886 | 889 | 863 | 837 | 824 | 812 | 700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | S 8 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 1 | 633 | — | — | — | 213 | 177 | 150 | 99 | 32 | 79 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 752 | 211 | 168 | 143 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 19 | NW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 109 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 24 | — | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 10 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 449 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 657 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 375 | 294 | 294 | — | — | — | — | 132 | 121 | 70 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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