Playa de Carnota Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.84° N 9.11° W

Playa de Carnota 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de Carnota sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.6° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Some 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
9
1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.9
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
Wind State
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
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:48
7:48
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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
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