Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 719 | 555 | 398 | 292 | 284 | 245 | 178 | 145 | 124 | 102 | 43 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 70 | 114 | 240 | 272 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:19PM2.27m | 1:45AM2.19m | 1:59PM2.46m | 2:21AM2.35m | 2:33PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.71m | 7:44AM0.69m | 8:15PM0.53m | 8:19AM0.52m | 8:47PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 7 | N 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 555 | 398 | 292 | 284 | 245 | 178 | 145 | 124 | 102 | 34 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 240 | 3 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | 719 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 70 | 114 | 128 | 272 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 434 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 76 | 79 | 20 | 105 | 517 | 557 | 968 |
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