Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 12AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 619 | 593 | 637 | 790 | 935 | 1130 | 1277 | 1176 | 1080 | 1062 | 866 | 817 | 673 | 577 | 515 | 418 | 334 | 281 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM2.79m | 3:25AM2.61m | 3:37PM2.89m | 3:56AM2.70m | 4:08PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.22m | 9:23AM0.25m | 9:49PM0.13m | 9:54AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 593 | 637 | 790 | 935 | 1130 | 1277 | 1176 | 1080 | 1062 | 866 | 817 | 673 | 577 | 515 | 418 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | NNW 8 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 619 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 334 | 281 | 224 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 438 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 230 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 438 | 170 | 72 |
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