Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 243 | 243 | 237 | 237 | 202 | 159 | 159 | 131 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 72 | 63 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 68 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52AM2.42m | 7:12PM2.36m | 7:35AM2.24m | 7:59PM2.11m | 8:27AM2.07m | 9:03PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.57m | 1:16AM0.67m | 1:40PM0.78m | 2:01AM0.89m | 2:39PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 251 | 243 | 243 | 237 | 237 | 202 | 159 | 159 | 131 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 72 | 63 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 61 | 61 | 68 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 62 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNW 12 | S 4 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 25 | 50 | 329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 178 | 188 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 453 | 572 | 453 |
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