Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 568 | 568 | 505 | 428 | 377 | 284 | 231 | 528 | 565 | 486 | 445 | 396 | 437 | 420 | 389 | 303 | 298 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32PM1.82m | 11:55AM2.06m | 00:32AM1.99m | 12:46PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM1.07m | 5:32AM1.09m | 6:24PM0.90m | 6:31AM0.91m | 7:07PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 600 | 568 | 568 | 505 | 428 | 377 | 284 | 192 | 528 | 565 | 486 | 445 | 396 | 437 | 420 | 389 | 303 | 298 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 111 | 202 | 231 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 182 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | WNW 19 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 37 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 14 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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