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Caxias surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Caxias surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caxias sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Caxias today?
The current surf forecast for Caxias at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Caxias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7584 | 6283 | 5394 | 3716 | 3336 | 2803 | 2243 | 1783 | 1783 | 1944 | 2153 | 2345 | 2248 | 2148 | 2088 | 1821 | 1630 | 2190 | 1445 | 2643 | 7315 | 5224 | 6703 | 8119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:08PM 2.09 | 10:26AM 2.18 | 11:04PM 2.17 | 11:21AM 2.20 | 11:51PM 2.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:52PM 0.77 | 4:13AM 0.89 | 4:47PM 0.76 | 5:12AM 0.83 | 5:34PM 0.72 | 6:01AM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - |
| Sunset | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
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