Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 2AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 402 | 544 | 752 | 886 | 889 | 863 | 837 | 824 | 812 | 700 | 700 | 620 | 521 | 414 | 371 | 421 | 1655 | 2196 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37PM1.81m | 10:59AM2.06m | 11:43PM1.96m | 11:56AM2.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM1.04m | 4:32AM1.09m | 5:31PM0.90m | 5:39AM0.94m | 6:19PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 234 | 402 | 544 | 752 | 886 | 889 | 863 | 837 | 824 | 812 | 700 | 700 | 620 | 521 | 414 | 371 | 421 | 1655 | 2196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 21 | 237 | 181 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 89 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 375 | 294 | 243 | — | 64 | 163 | 139 | 154 | 121 | 90 | 71 | 47 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 55 | 209 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 185 | 110 | 1 |
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