Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 12PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 756 | 601 | 512 | 422 | 372 | 300 | 263 | 220 | 234 | 277 | 335 | 291 | 291 | 251 | 251 | 207 | 212 | 250 | 291 | 250 | 250 | 217 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:36AM2.72m | 5:52PM2.86m | 6:14AM2.59m | 6:31PM2.62m | 6:52AM2.42m | 7:12PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.19m | 00:02AM0.23m | 12:13PM0.36m | 00:38AM0.45m | 12:54PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 756 | 601 | 512 | 422 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 234 | 277 | 335 | 291 | 291 | 251 | 251 | 207 | 212 | 250 | 291 | 250 | 250 | 217 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 372 | 300 | 263 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 182 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 108 | 189 | 72 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 438 | 108 | 48 |
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