Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 11AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 13 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 965 | 827 | 748 | 612 | 488 | 570 | 2808 | 2784 | 1526 | 2350 | 1970 | 947 | 1452 | 1242 | 1129 | 1094 | 925 | 895 | 880 | 722 | 650 | 568 | 568 |
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 | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM2.08m | 8:13PM1.85m | 8:50AM1.94m | 9:52PM1.75m | 10:34AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.92m | 1:51PM0.97m | 2:08AM1.10m | 3:22PM1.11m | 3:50AM1.18m | 5:15PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 39 | 132 | 313 | 570 | 2808 | 2784 | 1526 | 2350 | 1970 | 947 | 1452 | 1242 | 1129 | 1094 | 925 | 895 | 880 | 722 | 650 | 568 | 568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 230 | 8 | 8 | 351 | 8 | 8 | 242 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 965 | 827 | 748 | 612 | 488 | 500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 189 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 159 | 1 | 1 |
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