Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 691 | 1208 | 1441 | 1441 | 1480 | 1604 | 1769 | 2133 | 2062 | 1693 | 1203 | 1034 | 1034 | 1065 | 1144 | 1118 | 987 | 934 | 847 | 612 | 488 | 476 | 1232 |
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-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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09AM2.47m | 6:29PM2.29m | 6:46AM2.28m | 7:12PM2.05m | 7:35AM2.08m | 8:13PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.48m | 12:15PM0.55m | 00:27AM0.70m | 12:56PM0.77m | 1:08AM0.92m | 1:51PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 88 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1693 | 1203 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 104 | 265 | 444 | 1232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 378 | 691 | 1208 | 1441 | 1441 | 1480 | 1604 | 1769 | 2133 | 2062 | — | — | 1034 | 1034 | 1065 | 1144 | 1118 | 987 | 934 | 847 | 612 | 488 | 476 | 466 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 434 | 604 | 463 | 612 | 690 | 612 | 483 | 96 | 96 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 442 | 542 | 202 | 96 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 189 | 1 | 1 |
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