Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Carnota today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Carnota at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Carnota. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | N 7 | W 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
105 | 13 | 32 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 67 | 11 | 52 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:34PM3.28m | 7:55AM2.97m | 8:12PM3.02m | 8:34AM2.79m | 8:52PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.22m | 1:56PM0.36m | 2:21AM0.46m | 2:37PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 4 | W 8 |
5 | 13 | 32 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | SW 16 |
12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 17 | NW 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NNW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 |
— | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 2 | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | N 7 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 5 | — | NNW 7 |
105 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 19 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 116 | 131 | 131 | 83 | 68 | 116 | 416 | 263 | 191 | 0 | 130 | 68 | 68 | 255 | 16 | 24 | 243 | 0 |
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