Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.70° N 9.28° W

Caxias 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caxias sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.2° 

Caxias surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Caxias today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Caxias at 1AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Caxias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
9
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
3
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
402
544
752
886
889
863
837
824
812
700
700
620
521
414
371
421
1655
2196
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:36PM1.81m
10:59AM2.06m
11:43PM1.96m
11:55AM2.22m
Low Tide
4:17PM1.04m
4:31AM1.09m
5:30PM0.90m
5:39AM0.94m
6:18PM0.71m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
17
16
15
15
16
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
19
18
15
14
Feels °C
17
13
13
13
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14
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14
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13
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15
15
16
14
15
12
10
11
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