Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carvalhal today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carvalhal at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carvalhal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 212 | 208 | 152 | 155 | 225 | 173 | 570 | 357 | 499 | 424 | 194 | 141 | 122 | 112 | 103 | 217 | 203 | 200 | 197 | 190 | 309 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:33AM2.08m | 8:12PM1.85m | 8:48AM1.93m | 9:50PM1.75m | 10:32AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.98m | 2:06AM1.10m | 3:19PM1.11m | 3:48AM1.18m | 5:13PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 320 | 212 | 208 | 152 | 33 | 89 | 152 | 570 | 357 | 499 | 424 | 194 | 141 | 122 | 112 | 79 | 217 | 203 | 200 | 197 | 190 | 3 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 13 | S 14 | NW 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 173 | 4 | 109 | 8 | 4 | 114 | 138 | 83 | 61 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | — | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 155 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 309 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 146 | 113 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 113 | 62 | 53 |
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