Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Carnota today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Carnota at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Carnota. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 142 | 239 | 161 | 151 | 287 | 204 | 499 | 310 | 292 | 284 | 250 | 255 | 315 | 217 | 168 | 108 | 106 | 65 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:05AM2.40m | 10:38PM2.22m | 11:16AM2.26m | 00:05AM2.10m | 12:49PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.97m | 4:21PM1.07m | 4:46AM1.17m | 5:44PM1.21m | 6:14AM1.25m | 7:20PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
80 | 142 | 174 | 161 | 151 | 17 | 204 | 224 | 310 | 292 | 284 | 250 | 255 | 60 | 217 | 168 | 108 | 106 | 65 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
31 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 34 | 10 | 123 | 151 | 106 | 92 | 76 | 74 | 34 | 21 | 42 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 40 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 10 | SW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 52 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 4 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — |
6 | 38 | 239 | 150 | 138 | 287 | 12 | 499 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 315 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 217 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 280 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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