Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.70° N 9.28° W

Caxias 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caxias sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Caxias at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
628
553
673
1095
1513
1584
1557
1424
1326
1234
1257
1110
988
943
477
353
210
543
502
419
367
407
551
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:00AM2.14m
7:37PM1.87m
8:08AM2.00m
9:02PM1.77m
9:38AM1.97m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.89m
1:20PM0.93m
1:29AM1.05m
2:38PM1.05m
2:54AM1.14m
4:17PM1.04m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
18
19
20
20
18
18
18
18
17
18
22
25
23
21
19
17
16
16
21
21
17
16
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
17
17
16
17
17
18
16
14
18
21
19
18
15
13
11
12
18
17
12
12
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