Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1179 | 1412 | 1107 | 698 | 562 | 563 | 598 | 690 | 791 | 667 | 687 | 696 | 705 | 599 | 412 | 413 | 311 | 267 | 230 | 198 | 171 | 143 | 118 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:03AM1.88m | 12:28PM2.09m | 1:03AM2.02m | 1:19PM2.27m | 1:45AM2.19m | 1:59PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM1.04m | 6:54PM0.89m | 7:03AM0.88m | 7:39PM0.71m | 7:44AM0.69m | 8:15PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1179 | 1412 | 1107 | 698 | 562 | 563 | 598 | 690 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 599 | 412 | 413 | 311 | 267 | 230 | 198 | 171 | 143 | 118 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | SSW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 113 | 80 | 55 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | N 8 | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | NNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 18 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 143 | 154 | 118 | 43 | 791 | 667 | 687 | 696 | 705 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 6 | 76 | 108 | 108 | 188 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 440 | 108 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 76 | 1 | 76 |
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