Caxias Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.70° N 9.28° W

Caxias 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caxias sea temperature is
21.3° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Caxias at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
0.9
WNW
15
1.8
WNW
13
2.2
W
12
2.2
W
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
684
555
500
427
427
346
332
253
203
402
1162
1412
1214
778
657
575
610
614
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:34PM1.82m
11:14AM1.96m
00:02AM1.88m
12:28PM2.09m
Low Tide
4:08PM1.07m
4:38AM1.12m
5:47PM1.03m
6:06AM1.04m
6:53PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
4
5
1
Temp °C
22
20
18
18
18
17
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
21
Feels °C
17
16
15
16
17
17
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
19
19
21
20
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