Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 6PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 841 | 763 | 684 | 555 | 500 | 427 | 427 | 346 | 332 | 253 | 203 | 331 | 1058 | 1290 | 1147 | 941 | 657 | 520 | 546 | 632 |
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-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.96m | 10:34PM1.82m | 11:14AM1.96m | 00:03AM1.88m | 12:28PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM1.07m | 4:38AM1.12m | 5:47PM1.03m | 6:06AM1.04m | 6:54PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 229 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 61 | 45 | 427 | 427 | 346 | 332 | 253 | 203 | 154 | 1058 | 1290 | 1147 | 941 | 657 | 520 | 546 | 632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 59 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 331 | 113 | 80 | 73 | 49 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | W 11 | — | NNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | N 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | — | 9 | — | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 222 | 841 | 763 | 684 | 555 | 500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 67 | 149 | 102 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 187 | 690 | 576 | 5 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 186 | 187 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 108 | 76 | 6 | 108 | 78 |
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