Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Carnota today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Carnota at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Carnota. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
243 | 260 | 279 | 250 | 255 | 315 | 192 | 168 | 99 | 84 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 165 | 451 | 381 | 339 | 288 | 289 | 232 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:16AM2.26m | 00:05AM2.10m | 12:49PM2.24m | 1:38AM2.14m | 2:07PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM1.17m | 5:44PM1.21m | 6:14AM1.25m | 7:20PM1.19m | 7:41AM1.18m | 8:30PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
243 | 260 | 279 | 250 | 255 | 60 | 192 | 168 | 99 | 84 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 165 | 451 | 381 | 339 | 288 | 289 | 232 | 237 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
108 | 103 | 76 | 74 | 84 | 34 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 108 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 10 | SW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
25 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 315 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 156 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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