Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 290 | 253 | 188 | 316 | 1058 | 1290 | 1114 | 698 | 562 | 500 | 533 | 601 | 586 | 683 | 824 | 909 | 727 | 588 | 509 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.96m | 00:03AM1.88m | 12:28PM2.09m | 1:03AM2.02m | 1:19PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM1.03m | 6:06AM1.04m | 6:54PM0.89m | 7:03AM0.88m | 7:39PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | S 6 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 346 | 290 | 253 | 188 | 168 | 1058 | 1290 | 1114 | 698 | 562 | 500 | 533 | 601 | 586 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 509 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 316 | 113 | 80 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 117 | 149 | 145 | 75 | 80 | 683 | 824 | 909 | 727 | 588 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 76 | 438 | 76 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 79 | 108 | 255 | 166 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 318 | 434 | 440 | 440 | 108 | 1 |
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