Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.70° N 9.28° W

Caxias 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caxias sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Caxias at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.2
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
824
812
700
700
620
521
414
378
561
1576
2078
2185
2185
1830
1769
1499
1365
1365
1643
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:43PM1.96m
11:55AM2.22m
00:29AM2.16m
12:39PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.90m
5:39AM0.94m
6:18PM0.71m
6:27AM0.75m
6:57PM0.50m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
15
14
13
13
12
13
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
16
13
11
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10
11
10
11
13
12
12
14
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