Playa de Carnota Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.84° N 9.11° W

Playa de Carnota 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de Carnota sea temperature is
18.9° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Carnota at 7PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
N
6
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1.3
NW
9
0.9
NW
11
1.5
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
24
35
21
39
38
37
12
20
52
66
64
62
88
77
189
106
106
249
169
499
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:34AM2.79m
8:52PM2.73m
9:15AM2.59m
9:38PM2.45m
10:05AM2.40m
10:38PM2.22m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.60m
3:00AM0.72m
3:23PM0.85m
3:45AM0.97m
4:21PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:32
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
23
29
30
26
20
18
18
18
21
23
23
22
21
20
19
18
18
19
21
21
18
Feels °C
22
28
29
26
20
18
19
19
22
23
23
21
22
21
18
16
16
17
18
18
17
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