Caxias Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.70° N 9.28° W

Caxias 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caxias sea temperature is
20.6° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Caxias at 3AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
251
243
243
237
202
196
159
135
135
99
97
76
67
63
55
51
48
47
45
44
44
44
44
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
0
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:52AM2.42m
7:11PM2.36m
7:34AM2.24m
7:59PM2.11m
8:27AM2.07m
9:03PM1.91m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.45m
12:53PM0.57m
1:16AM0.67m
1:39PM0.78m
2:01AM0.89m
2:39PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
23
23
24
24
22
22
21
20
23
24
25
24
22
22
21
20
22
24
24
22
20
Feels °C
25
24
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
23
21
24
23
25
25
24
25
24
22
24
24
24
20
18
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