Playa de Carnota Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.84° N 9.11° W

Playa de Carnota 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de Carnota sea temperature is
20.4° C
1.2° 

Playa de Carnota surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa de Carnota today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Carnota at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Playa de Carnota. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.2
W
9
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
W
8
0.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
39
41
35
84
13
27
28
19
24
19
41
54
11
18
21
22
22
21
21
18
12
39
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:18AM3.12m
7:34PM3.28m
7:55AM2.97m
8:12PM3.02m
8:34AM2.79m
8:52PM2.73m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.17m
1:45AM0.22m
1:56PM0.36m
2:21AM0.46m
2:37PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:36
9:34
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
23
27
27
24
20
19
19
18
23
30
30
24
20
20
19
19
24
27
27
24
20
Feels °C
19
19
23
26
24
22
19
18
18
17
22
29
27
22
19
19
18
18
24
28
28
24
20
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