Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 24 | 35 | 21 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 88 | 77 | 189 | 106 | 106 | 249 | 169 | 499 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 11 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 88 | 77 | 189 | 103 | 106 | 53 | 108 | 224 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | WNW 9 |
11 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 169 | 124 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 4 | N 7 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 11 |
2 | 24 | 35 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | — | 106 | 80 | 249 | 11 | 499 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 16 | 243 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 116 | 23 | 97 | 10 | 171 | 0 |
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